Co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are charged with money laundering related to the privacy-protecting wallet.
Samourai Wallet Founders Arrested and Charged With Money Laundering
Federal prosecutors charges Samurai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill with conspiracy to commit money laundering on Wednesday, as the U.S. government continues its approach to prosecuting crypto mixing tools that may be used by illicit actors and foreign governments to hide fund transfers.
Twitter Hacker Is a BitMEX Trader, On-Chain Data Suggests
Whoever is responsible for yesterday’s Twitter hack was deep into the cryptocurrency space, with the BitMEX receipts to prove it.
Many Bitcoin Developers Are Choosing to Use Pseudonyms – For Good Reason
Whether out of concern for personal security or a desire to preserve privacy, many Bitcoin developers are known to the world only by their pseudonyms.
Human Rights Foundation Funds Bitcoin Privacy Tools Despite ‘Coin Mixing’ Legal Stigma
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) took a strong stance on bitcoin privacy tech Wednesday by announcing its new Bitcoin Developer Fund.
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.
A Battle Between Bitcoin Wallets Has Big Implications for Privacy
Bitcoin privacy wallet Samourai announced last Thursday that its primary competitor, Wasabi Wallet, is the target of an ongoing network attack.
Samourai Wallet Releases Privacy-Enhancing CoinJoin Feature
The new feature is easy to activate but may be difficult to execute at scale.
Samourai, Nodl to Launch Bitcoin Lightning Node With Mixing Features
A new hardware partnership is helping the team behind Samourai Wallet extend their obsession with privacy to the world of bitcoin nodes.
Samourai Wallet Raises First Funding Round in Fight Against Bitcoin Surveillance
The team behind the privacy-centric Samourai Wallet has received a $100,000 investment to expand its offerings.
Google Policy Change Forces Bitcoin Wallet to Remove Security Features
Privacy-focused bitcoin wallet Samourai said Google’s “extremely restrictive policies” forced exclusion of key security and privacy focused features from its application.
Samourai Wallet Stops Showing Fiat Value of Bitcoin Balances
The Samourai Wallet is dropping fiat values from its platform, and will only display bitcoin balances in BTC or satoshis going forward.