# Defending Privacy Tools with Peter Van Valkenburgh

- Channel: [Devcon](https://streameth.org/devcon)
- Date: 2025-05-04
- Duration: 01:05
- Topics: blockchain, smart contracts, distributed ledger, ethereum, Science & Technology
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-kL-IX9omwbs
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-IX9omwbs

## Description

Peter Van Valkenburgh (Director of Research at Coin Center) explains how privacy tools like Tornado Cash enable legitimate uses—from anonymous donations to political causes to supporting Ukraine—while raising critical questions about who decides which uses should be allowed or banned.

#tornadocash #privacyfirst #ethereum #realworld #regulation #opensource