No Mercy For Samourai Wallet Developer: Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced To The Max...
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. Related Reading: Bitcoin Boom Reward: Spain’s Science Institute To Liquidate Decade-Old BTC Holdings According to court filings, the […]
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According to AIMA and PwC’s Seventh Annual Global Crypto Hedge Fund Report, more than half of traditional hedge funds now hold crypto. Related Reading: No Mercy For Samourai Wallet Developer: Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced To The Maximum The survey shows 55% have some crypto exposure, up from 47% in 2024. That number alone signals a shift […]
Keanne Rodriguez, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to five years in prison on November 7th. Following this, on November 19th, co-founder William Hill received a four-year prison sentence for their roles in facilitating illegal transactions through their platform. Samourai Wallet Founders Charged According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern […]
Keonne Rodriguez, one of the co-founders of the cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for his role in operating a service that allegedly laundered “hundreds of millions of dollars” derived from illegal dark web activities and fraudulent schemes. US District Judge Denise Cote imposed the maximum sentence for the charge of conspiring to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business during a hearing on Thursday. Rodriguez Pleads Guilty In Samourai Wallet Case Rodriguez entered a guilty plea to this charge back in July as part of a plea....
United States President Donald Trump said he would review the case of Keonne Rodriguez, a co-founder of the Samourai Wallet, and signaled he might consider clemency. Related Reading: Venezuela’s Currency Troubles Drive Stablecoin Use Higher — Research According to reporters present at a White House exchange, Trump said he would “take a look” and asked […]
Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the now-shuttered Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai Wallet, has published an appeal from federal prison asking the Bitcoin community for donations to help cover more than $2 million in accumulated legal debt — after acknowledging that hopes for a presidential pardon have effectively faded. Related Reading: Bitcoin Uptrend Still Healthy, But Volume Divergence Raises Questions Rodriguez, 37, is five months into a 60-month sentence at FPC Morgantown, a federal prison camp in West Virginia. In a post published on X on May 6, written in his own name, he described a....