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Samourai Wallet Founders Jailed for $237M in Illicit Bitcoin Transactions
Samourai Wallet Co-Founders Sentenced to Prison for Facilitating $237M in Illicit Transactions A major blow to the misuse of privacy tools in the crypto space has landed with the sentencing of Samourai Wallet co-founders Keanne Rodriguez and William Hill. The duo, behind a cryptocurrency mixer linked to over $237 million in illicit transactions, received five […]
Read MoreSamourai Wallet Founders Get 4-5 Years for $200M Bitcoin Laundering Scheme
Samourai Wallet Founders Sentenced to 4-5 Years for $200M Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme A US court has delivered a powerful blow to the founders of Samourai Wallet, a Bitcoin mixing service accused of laundering over $200 million in illicit funds. William Hill and Keonne Rodriguez, who launched the platform in 2015, were sentenced to four […]
Read MoreBitcoin Privacy Shock: Samourai Wallet’s Keonne Rodriguez Gets Max 5-Year Sentence
Bitcoin Privacy Crackdown: Samourai Wallet’s Keonne Rodriguez Hit with Maximum Sentence Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, has been slammed with a five-year prison sentence—the maximum allowed—in a US federal case that’s rattling the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency world. On November 6, 2025, the gavel dropped, sending a chilling message to developers crafting privacy tools in […]
Read MoreSamourai Wallet Founders Face 5 Years: Bitcoin Privacy Tools Targeted by Feds
Feds Demand Five Years for Samourai Wallet Founders: Privacy Tools Under Fire The crypto world is reeling as U.S. prosecutors push for a maximum five-year prison sentence for Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodrigues and William Lonergan Hill. Their upcoming sentencing isn’t just a legal showdown—it’s a battle over the soul of Bitcoin privacy, raising thorny […]
Read MoreSamourai Wallet Founders Plead Guilty, Face 5 Years in Bitcoin Privacy Crackdown
Samourai Wallet Founders Plead Guilty, Face 5-Year Sentence in Bitcoin Privacy Battle The founders of Samourai Wallet, William Lonergan Hill and Keonne Rodriguez, have pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business in the Southern District of New York, staring down a potential five-year prison sentence. This high-profile case, which saw the US Department of […]
Read MoreSamourai Wallet Founders Plead Guilty: Bitcoin Privacy Tools Face DOJ Crackdown
Samourai Wallet Founders Plead Guilty: Bitcoin Privacy Under Fire or Necessary Crackdown? The crypto community is up in arms as Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, founders of the Bitcoin mixing platform Samourai Wallet, have reversed their stance and announced plans to plead guilty to charges of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and conspiracy to […]
Read MoreSamourai Wallet Founders Allege US Prosecutors Hid Key Legal Opinion
Samourai Wallet Co-Founders Accuse US Authorities of Concealing Legal Advice Samourai Wallet’s co-founders, Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, have leveled serious accusations against US federal prosecutors, alleging the concealment of a crucial legal opinion for over a year. This opinion from the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reportedly stated that Samourai Wallet, a […]
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