US federal agents traced Ethereum node operator by IP and subpoenaed him as witness
- —Brodeur ran an Ethereum node in a Wall Street apartment from 2021 to 2023
- —Investigators matched Etherscan IPs with Verizon subscriber records in Manhattan
- —The case involves the theft of more than $50 million from Uranium Finance
- —He was questioned for 10 minutes after waiting a day and a half
Why it matters: The case shows node operators can be deanonymized and compelled to testify in crypto hacking prosecutions, a privacy risk for validators.
Source: Livecoins