Samourai Wallet Founders Combined 9-Year Prison Sentence

What Insider Trading Looks Like in Crypto and How It’s Detected

KEY TAKEAWAYS Insider trading in crypto mirrors traditional markets but unfolds on transparent, traceable blockchains. On-chain forensics tools detect abnormal wallet behavior before major announcements. Exchange surveillance systems track IPs, timestamps, and employee accounts. Time-series correlation ties wallet activity to real-world events with high evidentiary value. Whistleblowers and internal leaks still expose many insider schemes. De-…

Samourai Wallet Founders Jailed In $237M Laundering Case

The U.S. Justice Department has announced the sentencing of Samourai Wallet’s two co-founders for their role in knowingly transmitting more than $237 million in criminal proceeds through the cryptocurrency-mixing platform Authorities say the platform’s design enabled users to mask the origin of funds tied to drug trafficking, darknet marketplaces, cyber intrusions, fraud schemes, sanctioned jurisdictions, murder-for-hire operations, and child ex…

Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Jailed Over Unlicensed Operations

William Hill sentenced to four years for unlicensed crypto money transmitting. Prosecutors claim Samourai processed $237 million in illegal proceeds. Continue Reading:Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Jailed Over Unlicensed Operations The post Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Jailed Over Unlicensed Operations ap...

Samourai Wallet Founders Combined 9-Year Prison Sentence

A U.S. federal court has sentenced Samourai Wallet co-founders William Hill and Keonne Rodriguez to a combined nine years in prison. According to the prosecutors, the duo intentionally built advanced privacy tools on Samouria to help criminals hide stolen or illegally earned Bitcoin from law enforcement. The United States federal court has sentenced the co-founders of Samourai Wallet, William Hill and Keonne Rodriguez, to a combined 9 years in p…

Samourai Wallet crypto mixer’s co-founders sentenced to prison

The pair had pleaded guilty in late July to participating in a conspiracy “to operate a money transmitting business in which they knowingly transmitted criminal proceeds.”