There are no privacy guarantees with Bitcoin, that's a problem for p2p electronic cash. Samourai Wallet's CoinJoin implementation made it possible for Bitcoin users to have similar anonymity as cash users. And for that, the devs were sentenced to 4 & 5 years in prison. Catch the full recording here:
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Janice Elizabeth McAfee and Keonne Rodriguez Discuss the Unjust Samourai Wallet Prosecution
From a Twitter Spaces recorded on November 25, 2025. Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, discusses the unjust prosecution with Janice ...
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 Despite circulating rumors, signing with an alias & disposable email is 100% acceptable & does not "contribute to a fraudulent petition". Change[.]org themselves encourage the use of pseudonyms for privacy-minded individuals:
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 Also, of you want to financially support the developers' families, use the GiveSendGo donation link:
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We got ~100 signatures in the last 24hrs for a total over 2,600! Please help us reach our 100k signature goal by signing & sharing to #pardonsamourai
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Stand Up for Freedom: Pardon the Innocent Coders Jailed for Building Privacy Tools!
 Unbelievable that this even needs to be said but the deranged basement dwellers are circulating rumors: Signing with an alias & disposable email is 100% acceptable & does not dilute the validity of the petition. Change[.]org themselves encourage the use of pseudonyms for privacy-minded individuals:
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Do I Need To Use My Real Name?
No, Change.org does not require users to use their real names as they appear on official documents. We do not verify identities, so you can create ...
The trajectory toward criminalizing self-custody is clear, taking down Samourai Wallet was one step on the road to 6102 v2. Change the trajectory now: Help us reach 100k signatures to #pardonsamourai at
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