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Samourai Wallet cofounder Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence this week of five years in prison for writing code. As a developer sits in a jail cell for building privacy tools, many in the Bitcoin community, including Max Keiser, are pushing for a full pardon. Crypto crackdown: Beyond campaign promises Donald Trump vowed during his […] The post Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The developers behind Samourai Wallet pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money‑transmitting business. The plea deal secures dismissal of the parallel money laundering conspiracy charge and caps potential prison time at five years. It also includes $237 million in forfeiture and a $400,000 fine. As journalist Matthew Russell Lee […] The post Samourai Wallet founders plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission; DOJ drops laundering, conspiracy charges appeared first on CryptoSlate.