Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced Bill Hill, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, just got 4 years in prison for running an unlicensed money-laundering operation that processed $237M+ in criminal funds. His partner, CEO Keonne Rodriguez, already got 5 years. Prosecutors say they actively promoted Whirlpool/Ricochet to darknet users and even called it “money laundering for Bitcoin.” This is the latest escalation in the U.S. crackdown on privacy tools — Tornado Cash, Samourai, and likely more to come. Privacy isn’t dead, but they’re making it a battlefield.@