Federico Carrone, an Ethereum core developer, was released on Monday after being detained by Turkish authorities for about 24 hours over his alleged links to cryptocurrency privacy tools. Turkey’s Minister of Internal Affairs accused Carrone of “helping others misuse Ethereum” through his work on privacy protocols. Carrone believes the charges stem from a January 2022 research paper that he co-authored, examining user privacy on Ethereum and Tornado Cash. “We never helped anyone engage in illegal activity. It was purely research on mixers and their properties,” stated Carrone, who is known pseudonymously as Fede’s Intern.  Quick International Support From Well-wishers Secures…