The retrial of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm has been delayed to April 2027, after Judge Katherine Polk Failla adjourned the proceedings. The postponement stems from Storm's pending motion for acquittal, along with a related request for a continuance.
Why the court paused
Storm's legal team filed a motion seeking acquittal, which effectively asks the judge to rule in his favor without a full retrial. That motion, combined with a request for more time, led Failla to reset the trial date. The new schedule gives both sides breathing room to resolve the motion before moving forward.
The adjournment is a significant one. Moving a retrial to 2027 means more than three years of waiting, a stretch that could test the patience of everyone involved.
What the motion argues
While the exact arguments in Storm's motion haven't been made public, an acquittal motion typically contends that the prosecution hasn't presented enough evidence to justify a trial. If successful, the charges would be dropped entirely, and no retrial would happen. The continuance request suggests his lawyers believe they need time to develop that case.
Failla agreed, pushing the trial date to the spring of 2027. That leaves a long runway for legal wrangling.
The road to April 2027
For now, the next milestone is the judge's ruling on the acquittal motion. If she denies it, the case heads toward the scheduled retrial. If she grants it, the retrial disappears altogether.
Neither side has offered a timeline for when that ruling might land. The docket remains quiet, but the delay itself signals the case is still very much alive.
Storm remains the defendant, and the court has set a firm date. Whether that date holds depends on what happens with the motion first.
