Feds Bust Privacy-Centric Samourai Wallet Over BTC Money Laundering
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The US Department of Justice has arrested the founders of Samourai Wallet, alleging the privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet ran a crypto-mixing service (Whirlpool/Ricochet) that processed over $2 billion in transactions—including at least $100 million tied to dark web markets—resulting in site seizure, expected app removal, and increased scrutiny of privacy-oriented crypto technologies.
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