Bitcoin Advocates Push for Samourai Wallet Pardons

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Calls are mounting for President Trump to pardon Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, sentenced to 5 and 4 years for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
The Bitcoin Policy Institute argues the case misapplies federal law to non-custodial software, risking a chilling effect on privacy-focused Bitcoin tools in the U.S.

[Nahid Hossen]

Supporters argue privacy software shouldn’t be criminalized.

[Nahid Hossen]

Legal clarity is essential for open-source developers to innovate.