加密货币企业家迈克尔·卢埃伦 (Michael Lewellen) 起诉美国司法部长梅里克·加兰 (Merrick Garland)，以保护即将推出的项目免受起诉

该诉讼由区块链企业家 Michael Lewellen 提起，声称司法部 (DOJ) 对发布非托管加密货币软件的软件开发商进行刑事起诉是违宪的。

A member of the crypto think tank Coin Center has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, seeking a court order to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from prosecuting his upcoming crypto project for violating money transmitting laws.

加密货币智囊团 Coin Center 的一名成员对美国司法部长梅里克·加兰 (Merrick Garland) 提起诉讼，寻求法院命令，阻止司法部 (DOJ) 以违反货币转移法为由起诉他即将推出的加密货币项目。

The lawsuit, filed by blockchain entrepreneur Michael Lewellen on Thursday, alleges that the DOJ's criminal prosecution of software developers who publish noncustodial cryptocurrency software — including the ongoing prosecutions of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez — is unconstitutional and violates the First and Fifth Amendments.

这起诉讼由区块链企业家 Michael Lewellen 于周四提起，指控司法部对发布非托管加密货币软件的软件开发商进行刑事起诉，包括对 Tornado Cash 开发商 Roman Storm 和 Samourai Wallet 联合创始人 Keonne Rodriguez 正在进行的起诉，这是违宪且违反法律的。第一和第五修正案。

Lewellen's lawsuit comes amid growing concerns over government persecution of crypto privacy software developers, both in the U.S. and abroad. Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash, faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted on all counts related to his work with the crypto mixing service. Rodriguez, on the other hand, faces a maximum sentence of 25 years for creating Samourai Wallet. Both men have pleaded not guilty and are set to go on trial this year.

卢埃伦提起诉讼之际，人们越来越担心美国和国外政府迫害加密隐私软件开发商。 Tornado Cash 的开发者 Storm 如果因与加密货币混合服务相关的所有罪名被定罪，将面临最高 45 年的监禁。另一方面，Rodriguez 因创建 Samourai 钱包而面临最高 25 年监禁。两人均不不认罪，并将于今年接受审判。

In the absence of a clear regulatory and legal framework for cryptocurrencies, preemptive lawsuits like Lewellen's are becoming increasingly common. Last year, two NFT artists filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking a similar declaratory judgment to protect them from civil penalties from the SEC.

由于加密货币缺乏明确的监管和法律框架，像卢埃伦这样的先发制人的诉讼变得越来越普遍。去年，两名 NFT 艺术家向美国证券交易委员会（SEC）提起诉讼，寻求类似的宣告性判决，以保护他们免受 SEC 的民事处罚。

Through his lawsuit, Lewellen is attempting to avoid the fate of Rodriguez and Storm. His upcoming project, called Pharos, is essentially a crypto-based Kickstarter. Built on Ethereum, his crowdfunding platform will use a type of smart contract, called an "assurance contract," to ensure that donors will automatically get their money back if the project is not fully funded. The project will also have privacy features that prevent a project's donors from being publicly identifiable.

卢埃伦试图通过诉讼避免罗德里格斯和斯托姆的命运。他即将推出的项目名为 Pharos，本质上是一个基于加密货币的 Kickstarter。他的众筹平台建立在以太坊上，将使用一种称为“保证合约”的智能合约，以确保如果项目资金不足，捐赠者将自动收回资金。该项目还将具有隐私功能，防止项目捐助者的身份被公开识别。

As the creator and publisher of the Pharos software, Lewellen will only receive a predetermined fee from projects that are successful. According to his lawsuit, "he will never have control over the cryptocurrency that goes through Pharos."

作为 Pharos 软件的创建者和发布者，Lewellen 只会从成功的项目中收取预定费用。根据他的诉讼，“他永远无法控制通过 Pharos 的加密货币。”

Garland, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, is set to leave the DOJ soon. Incoming President Donald Trump's pick to replace Garland as Attorney General, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, is currently undergoing nomination hearings. Garland's successor will be automatically substituted as the named defendant in the lawsuit upon his departure from the DOJ.

由乔·拜登总统任命的加兰即将离开司法部。即将上任的总统唐纳德·特朗普选择接替加兰担任司法部长的前佛罗里达州总检察长帕姆·邦迪目前正在接受提名听证会。加兰的继任者在离开司法部后将自动取代为诉讼中的指定被告。