Feds Arrest Founders of Bitcoin Mixer Samourai Wallet

U.S. authorities on Wednesday arrested and charged the founders of Bitcoin mixer Samourai Wallet, charging them with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In a Wednesday announcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York said that Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were charged with operating “a cryptocurrency mixer that executed over $2 billion in unlawful transactions and facilitated more than $100 million in money laundering transactions from illegal dark web markets.”

Both Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been arrested and Samourai’s server and web domain have been seized, according to the statement.

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