Bitcoin Community Calls for Political Pressure After a Samourai Wallet Dev Was Handed a Five-Year Prison Sentence

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder’s Sentence Sparks Debate on Crypto Privacy - WorldNL Magazine

Judge says Keonne Rodriguez “used his talents to enable fraud,” highlighting tension between privacy and law. Authorities have handed a five-year prison sentence to the co-founder of the crypto mixing platform Samourai Wallet following their guilty plea. This development has sparked a debate over the line between privacy and crime in the digital asset space. Crypto Privacy Debate U.S. District Judge Denise Cote sente…

Bitcoin community calls for political pressure after a Samourai Wallet dev was handed a five-year prison sentence

Advocates for financial anonymity have shared their displeasure with the perceived heavy-handedness in the sentencing of Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez.  Privacy advocates are fighting back against what they believe is regulatory hostility toward privacy-enhancing crypto tools, rallying support to potentially escalate their lobby to the level of the White House. The Bitcoin community disapproves of the Samourai dev sentencing The Bit…

No Mercy For Samourai Wallet Developer: Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced To The Maximum

The co-founder of Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez, was given the maximum prison time this week after his guilty plea in a US federal case linked to tools that allowed Bitcoin users to attempt to conceal their transactions. According to court filings, the sentence aims to close a chapter that began with an indictment unsealed in April 2024. Pleas And Sentencing Dates According to court documents, Rodriguez pleaded guilty in mid-2025 to running …

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code - Coin Surges

Samourai Wallet cofounder Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence this week of five years in prison for writing code. As a developer sits in a jail cell for building privacy tools, many in the Bitcoin community, including Max Keiser, are pushing for a full pardon. Crypto crackdown: Beyond campaign promises Donald Trump vowed during his campaign to put an end to the crackdown on crypto. To a certain extent, he’s been true to his word. Sinc…

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder’s Sentence Sparks Debate on Crypto Privacy

Authorities have handed a five-year prison sentence to the co-founder of the crypto mixing platform Samourai Wallet following their guilty plea. This development has sparked a debate over the line between privacy and crime in the digital asset space. Crypto Privacy Debate U.S. District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. The 37-year-old had admitted guilt in July as pa…