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BREAKING: Samourai Wallet Developer Reports to Prison TODAY
The man who built Bitcoin's most powerful privacy tool just walked into federal prison.
Keonne Rodriguez: Co-founder of Samourai Wallet, surrendered today to begin serving 5 YEARS behind bars.
His crime? Writing code.
Here's what happened:
→ Built Samourai Wallet in 2015, A privacy tool for Bitcoin transactions
→ DOJ claims it helped launder $237M in "criminal proceeds"
→ Arrested April 2024 in FBI raid with 50 agents and armored vehicles
→ Sentenced to MAXIMUM 5 years on November 6, 2025
→ Reported to Morgantown Federal Prison today
The twist?
Trump said 4 days ago he'll "look at" pardoning Rodriguez.
He directed AG Pam Bondi to review the case.
But the pardon didn't come in time.
Why the crypto community is furious:
Samourai never held user funds (non-custodial)
FinCEN told prosecutors it didn't clearly fit "money transmitter" definition
They prosecuted anyway
Same DOJ that Trump called "weaponized"
Rodriguez's final message before prison:
"I maintain hope that Trump is a fair man who will see this prosecution for what it was: an anti-innovation, anti-American attack on the rights and liberties of free people."
Ross Ulbricht: PARDONED ✅
CZ (Binance): PARDONED ✅
Keonne Rodriguez: Still waiting...
Will Trump #PardonSamourai? The Bitcoin privacy fight isn't over.
What do you think: Should developers be jailed for writing privacy code?
👇 Drop your thoughts below
The man who built Bitcoin's most powerful privacy tool just walked into federal prison.
Keonne Rodriguez: Co-founder of Samourai Wallet, surrendered today to begin serving 5 YEARS behind bars.
His crime? Writing code.
Here's what happened:
→ Built Samourai Wallet in 2015, A privacy tool for Bitcoin transactions
→ DOJ claims it helped launder $237M in "criminal proceeds"
→ Arrested April 2024 in FBI raid with 50 agents and armored vehicles
→ Sentenced to MAXIMUM 5 years on November 6, 2025
→ Reported to Morgantown Federal Prison today
The twist?
Trump said 4 days ago he'll "look at" pardoning Rodriguez.
He directed AG Pam Bondi to review the case.
But the pardon didn't come in time.
Why the crypto community is furious:
Samourai never held user funds (non-custodial)
FinCEN told prosecutors it didn't clearly fit "money transmitter" definition
They prosecuted anyway
Same DOJ that Trump called "weaponized"
Rodriguez's final message before prison:
"I maintain hope that Trump is a fair man who will see this prosecution for what it was: an anti-innovation, anti-American attack on the rights and liberties of free people."
Ross Ulbricht: PARDONED ✅
CZ (Binance): PARDONED ✅
Keonne Rodriguez: Still waiting...
Will Trump #PardonSamourai? The Bitcoin privacy fight isn't over.
What do you think: Should developers be jailed for writing privacy code?
👇 Drop your thoughts below
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