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Tag: Samourai Wallet

CoinJoin Crackdown: Global Regulators Re-draw the Privacy Line for Bitcoin

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The U.S. FinCEN’s 2023 move to label all “convertible virtual-currency mixing” as a primary money-laundering concern, the 2024 DOJ indictment of Samourai Wallet’s founders, and the EU’s new AML Rulebook banning anonymity-enhancing features by 2027 have pushed CoinJoin from grey zone to regulatory bull’s-eye. The upshot: Bitcoin’s most popular privacy workflow is on a collision course with compliance desks worldwide, forcing investors, service providers, and whistle-blowers to reassess risk.

Crypto’s Dark Side: Money Laundering Scandals Are Reshaping the Cyber Finance Landscape

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The $4.2 billion criminal settlement with Binance and the sentencing of its founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), was not an isolated event—it marked the beginning of a new regulatory era. In 2024 and 2025, multiple crypto platforms have come under fire for facilitating money laundering, especially in connection with online gambling, cyber fraud, and unregulated exchanges.

DOJ Cracks Down on Samourai Wallet Founders for Alleged Money Laundering

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the founders of the cryptocurrency mixer Samourai Wallet. They are accused of running a large-scale money laundering operation. Their service executed over $2 billion in unlawful transactions and facilitated more than $100 million in money laundering transactions from illegal dark web markets. Rodriguez and Hill were arrested on 24 April 2024.

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