Federico Carrone, a prominent figure in the Ethereum development community, has been released from Turkish custody following allegations related to his work with privacy protocols. Carrone, who was facing legal issues stemming from a research paper on Ethereum and Tornado Cash, received significant support from the global crypto community. He subsequently donated $500,000 to a legal defense fund for Roman Storm, co-founder of the banned Tornado Cash service, whose case is currently ongoing in the US. This act demonstrates the growing solidarity within the open-source privacy space and highlights the need to protect developers facing legal challenges for their contributions.