Samourai Wallet
Coverage of Samourai Wallet in the Nexus archive.
- Trump’s White House weighs 250 pardons to celebrate America's 250th birthday
The White House is considering approximately 250 pardons to commemorate America's 250th birthday, with individuals such as Sam Bankman-Fried and a developer of Samourai Wallet hoping for a pardon. The move is seen as a controversial gesture. Trump's administration is behind the potential pardons.
- Samourai Wallet co-founder appeals for donations to pay $2M legal fees
Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill were sentenced to prison for their involvement in a crypto protocol and one of them is appealing for donations to pay $2M legal fees. They received sentences of five and four years, respectively. The appeal is for paying legal fees.
- Bitcoin 2026 opened yesterday and somehow managed to be more chaotic than the market
Bitcoin 2026 opened in Las Vegas with a chaotic start, including a $79k BTC price drop, no-shows by FBI Director and Acting Attorney General, a congressman's incorrect claim about Bitcoin's 2006 launch, and the removal of Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez's wife for holding a protest sign. The event, intended to signal a new regulatory era, faced criticism for disorganization and symbolic inconsistencies.
- Samourai Letter #6: Two Years In
Keonne Rodriguez, a Samourai Wallet developer, recounts his 2024 FBI raid and subsequent two-year imprisonment for developing cryptocurrency software. He criticizes the Biden administration, DOJ, and FBI for a 'War on Crypto,' alleging politically motivated charges against him and fellow developer William Hill.