Samourai Wallet's founders were arrested, indicted, and charged despite following the law. It seems the US government is starting another campaign against privacy, which we cannot allow to remain unopposed.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) says it plans to bring "substantial" evidence against the developers while US senators argue that they did nothing wrong.
A break down of the issues at the core of the recent Samourai Wallet arrests, and why these could have far reaching implications for all self custodial tools in the ecosystem.
The charges brought against Samourai Wallet’s founders could be part of an international effort to limit Bitcoin privacy-preserving technologies, which would hurt those who need these technologies the most.
A reaction to the indictment charges against the Samourai developers yesterday, and the patently absurd distortions of reality, prior regulatory clarification, and the functionality of the software to categorize them as a money transmission business.
It is crucial for Bitcoiners to evaluate the state of things today in light of the accusations made against Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill by the US Department of Justice from Samourai Wallet.