Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were arrested today. Samourai Wallet is a non-custodial wallet that offers privacy enhancing features for Bitcoin users.
This is the latest in a series of efforts by the US government to expand their surveillance regime to cryptocurrencies, so that they can more easily extort taxes from US citizens.
IMO, crypto enthusiasts need to invest a great deal more in legal defenses and lobbying to defend agains this kind of attack. Link(s) in comments.
This is the latest in a series of efforts by the US government to expand their surveillance regime to cryptocurrencies, so that they can more easily extort taxes from US citizens.
IMO, crypto enthusiasts need to invest a great deal more in legal defenses and lobbying to defend agains this kind of attack. Link(s) in comments.