US prosecutors charge two founders of Samourai Wallet, saying the crypto mixing service facilitated more than $100M in money laundering transactions
- US prosecutors say Samourai Wallet was ‘haven for criminals’ — Europol has said crypto mixing services are a ‘top threat’
Bloomberg Bob Van Voris
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Discussion
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@pcaversaccio
@pcaversaccio
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ooof - Bitcoin Samourai wallet web servers & domain seized, and app to be removed from U.S. play Store... (long live Wasabi coinjoin now ?) https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@unbankt
Paul Mak
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DOJ hit @SamouraiWallet charging them with money laundering. It is my view that if we aren't using the usd or the banking system then it's none of their business. Privacy is a human right and what we do with our own stored value is none of their business. https://www.justice.gov/…
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@lyudakozlovska
Lyudmyla Kozlovska
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Since US law enforcement agencies have been able to identify a money laundering offence involving this particular wallet, then they are well equipped to detect such crimes, and there is no need to criminalise mixers or #bitcoin wallets as a technology and its developers in...
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@sdnynews
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Founders and CEO of cryptocurrency mixing service arrested and charged with money laundering and unlicensed money transmitting offenses @IRSCI_NY @NewYorkFBI 🔗: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@fbi
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Today, the #FBI, IRS, and partners arrested the founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptocurrency service, which allowed criminals to launder over $1.7B in funds. Read more about FBI Cyber's continuing mission to shut down fraudulent crypto services. https://www.justice.gov/...
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@sethforprivacy
@sethforprivacy
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Uh, guys, WTF... @samouraiwallet indicted by DoJ: https://www.justice.gov/... [image]
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@sethforprivacy
@sethforprivacy
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All Samourai websites down, Gitlab down, coordinator down, can't even mix via Sparrow. A sad, sad day that has me shocked and in disbelief. But we won't stop fighting for our privacy.
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@danny_mx
@danny_mx
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Add another one to the crypto list of “they can't be arrested!”. These fraudsters got caught in Portugal. Tether executives knew Europe was not safe anymore so they fled to El Salvador.
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@gladstein
Alex Gladstein
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A monumentally bad day for privacy on the internet The implications of this are so dire A real “before and after” moment
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@rmessitt
@rmessitt
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This is devastating news 😔 The guys doing the often thankless work of helping you maintain your privacy in #bitcoin are getting f*cked by the state Meanwhile.... dog f*king shitcoin weasels scam people out of their money with impunity F*ck this dystopia. The state is your...
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Founders And CEO Of [Samourai Wallet] Arrested And Charged
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Founders And CEO Of Cryptocurrency Mixing Service Arrested And Charged With Money Laundering And Unlicensed Money Transmitting Offenses