Lawsuits involving privacy-focused cryptocurrency projects are highlighting concerns about prosecutorial conduct, raising questions about regulatory clarity and potential precedent for the crypto industry. Defense teams of Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash accuse prosecutors of withholding key evidence that they say supports their clients’ compliance claims. This comes as a potential legal battle intensifies with allegations from the defense team that internal FinCEN guidance supporting these claims was not disclosed by the prosecution. Both Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, and Roman Storm, associated with Tornado Cash, face similar accusations. The defense teams argue that they operate in a non-custodial manner, thus exempting them from money transmitter laws. Meanwhile, prosecutors are accused of violating regulations requiring the disclosure of exculpatory evidence.