Ethereum Foundation and Keyring Network

Privacy isn't a crime.
Code isn't a crime.

A joint initiative with the Ethereum Foundation's Funding Coordination Team, Supporting the legal defense of two developers facing prison for building privacy technology.

Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev face 5+ years in prison for writing open-source privacy code.

A joint initiative with the Ethereum Foundation's Funding Coordination Team to pioneer open-source legal defense funding.

Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev
Fees Collected for Legal Defense
$22,109.52
Updated: October 10, 2025

How It Works

Keyring's new zkVerified vaults on Ethereum mainnet donate 100% of protocol fees for the next 2 months to Roman Storm and Alexey Pertsev's legal defense funds.

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Supply USDC into the Keyring zkVerified vault
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Earn APY rewards daily
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Fees fund developer defense

Supply USDC to zkVerified vaults, earn APY while supporting the legal protection of privacy-focused builders.

About This Initiative

This is a joint effort with the Ethereum Foundation's Funding Coordination Team to protect developers who build privacy-preserving technology.

Funds Support

Verify privately. Earn securely. Defend builders.

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Choose your collateral and start earning APY while supporting developer defense

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