A Precedent With Global Stakes – What the Sentencing of Keonne Rodriguez Means for Financial Privacy
A Landmark Sentencing With High Stakes Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the privacy-focused Bitcoin application Samourai Wallet, was sentenced on November 6, 2025, to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Samourai Wallet, a Bitcoin mixing tool designed to anonymise transactions, had been accused by the U.S….
