Samourai Wallet

ForkLog 112 04.11.2025

Samourai Wallet Founders Accused of Deliberate Money Laundering

Co-founders of the cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, "repeatedly incited, encouraged, and urged criminals" to use their platform to conceal illicit funds, according to U.S. prosecutors.

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ForkLog 44 30.07.2025

Samourai Wallet Founders Admit to Money Laundering Charges

Co-founders of the cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet, Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, have decided to plead guilty to money laundering charges. Their lawyers submitted the relevant motions to the federal court in New York. Rodriguez and Hill are accused of conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmission business. The maximum […]

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ForkLog 18 10.05.2025

Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Case Against Samourai Wallet Developers

Prosecutors in the case against the anonymous cryptocurrency wallet Samourai Wallet have dismissed the defense’s accusations of concealing crucial information and have refused to withdraw the lawsuit, prolonging the ongoing legal battle. This was reported by Zack Shapiro, Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. Further Update: @SDNYnews declines to drop charges against Samourai […]

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ForkLog 17 08.07.2024

Samourai Wallet CTO Released on $2 Million Bail

The U.S. government has agreed to the release on bail of William Lonergan Hill, co-founder and CTO of the anonymous Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet, also known as TDev. According to documents, the initial hearing for Hill’s case “following his uncontested extradition from Portugal” is scheduled for July 9 or 10 in the Southern District of […]

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ForkLog 13 30.04.2024

Samourai Wallet Founder Released on Bail, Pleads Not Guilty

Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder and CEO of the anonymous Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet, has pleaded not guilty to charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and laundering illicit proceeds. This was reported by CoinDesk. On April 29, Rodriguez was released on a $1 million bond, secured by real estate in Pennsylvania and co-signed by his […]

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ForkLog 8 26.04.2024

CryptoQuant CEO Defends Legality of Cryptocurrency Mixing

In response to the arrest of Samourai Wallet founders, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju asserted the legality of digital asset mixing services. The US DOJ has arrested pioneers in #Bitcoin privacy technology. Privacy stands as a core value of Bitcoin. Mixing itself is not a crime. Even crypto exchanges use mixing to safeguard user privacy. […]

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ForkLog 16 24.04.2024

Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested for Alleged $100 Million Money Laundering

The U.S. federal prosecutors have charged the founders of the anonymous Bitcoin wallet Samourai Wallet with facilitating the laundering of $100 million in criminal proceeds. The service’s CEO, Keonne Rodriguez, was arrested on the morning of April 24 in the United States. CTO William Lonergan Hill was detained in Portugal, with extradition proceedings underway. Authorities […]

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ForkLog 6 23.09.2021

Samourai Wallet joins Tor Project funding programme

The Samourai Wallet Bitcoin wallet joined the Tor Project Membership programme, supporting the nonprofit with a $50,000 donation. The project team pledged to donate annually.

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ForkLog 10 06.10.2020

Europol identifies Wasabi and Samourai Bitcoin wallets as key darknet threats

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ForkLog 9 20.08.2020

Samourai Wallet: Potential vulnerability in Wasabi Wallet threatens users’ anonymity

OXT Research, the company behind Samourai Wallet, reported two potential vulnerabilities in Wasabi Wallet.

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