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Samourai Wallet From the start, Samourai Wallet have been transparent about their services. They provided their code fully open sourced and explained every public service they ran. All of this…
Bitcoin Privacy On Trial: Samourai Developers’ First Court Hearing Recap
Today, in the Southern District of New York, was the first hearing in the US Department of Justice’s (DoJ) case against Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill.…
The State Is The Terrorist In The Case Against Samourai Wallet
“The State is any entity that can retrospectively pardon a crime. If you forgive a murder, you get an army. If you forgive an assault, you get police. If you…
Samourai Wallet: Breaking Down Dangerous Precedents
On Wednesday, the founders of the Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet were arrested and charged on behalf of the US Government. The indictment could set dangerous precedents beyond Bitcoin privacy…
Samourai Did Nothing Wrong, Self Custodial Tools Are Not Money Transmitters
An announcement was put out today by the Justice Department that Keonne Redoriguez and William Hill had been arrested and charged with operating Samourai Wallet, “an unlicensed money transmitting business”…
The State Of Things: Open Source Developers Arrested For Writing Code
In light of the charges brought against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill for their alleged operation of Samourai Wallet, I believe it is important for Bitcoiners to assess the…
How To Keep Your Bitcoin Safe When You Have to Flee Your home
The world is becoming an increasingly unstable place politically and economically speaking. Many people all over the world are currently living somewhere presenting serious risks to their livelihood and well…
Samourai Wallet Response To FinCEN Proposed Rules For Bitcoin Mixing
On October 23, 2023 we asked our attorney, Rafael Yakobi of The Crypto Lawyers to assemble an expert legal team to respond to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and…