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Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill have notified the court of a change of plea – expected to plead guilty. Hearings scheduled for tomorrow 10:00 and 10.30
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Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill have notified the court of a change of plea – expected to plead guilty. Hearings scheduled for tomorrow 10:00 and 10.30
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If it doesn't go to court than there is no precedent
Damn, wonder what precipitated the need to plead guilty…
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not a court precedent but a perception precedent still
Maybe. Lets see
Tragic. Say it ain't so!
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Damn
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Depends what they plead guilty to, if it's their dumb tweets and messaging then...yeah doesn't matter.
All the money poured into their defense feels like a Honeypot, fuck I hate being right about this garbage.
Hopefully they only plead guilty to their methods of promotion, not their methods of coordination.
Still, if it's only the central hosted (default) whirlpool instance they provided that hurt them - then that's not the worst case scenario either - decentralize & forgo that extra greedification / simplification.
Of course there will be.
I don't follow the case or pretend to know legalese. I merely know that it's the first case of its kind. The outcome sets the precedent
Prosecutors will look at this case and decide wether it's worth prosecuting or not. If prior cases led to guilty pleads it's a win in their books so the incentive and the standard will be set.
Back in the day, Ross Ulbricht and Julian Assange were prime examples of "justice".
Every government is a psychopath. And psychopaths always need someone to torture.
Now it's the turn of the Samourai Wallet developers...
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Seriously?
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A plea deal doesn't go to court and a court is needed to set a precedent
What the fuck
Dang.
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It still sets a de facto precedent. Judges are not bound by such references, but they can influence plea negotiations, bail decisions, or sentencing in similar cases.
Rugged
If they plead guilty to advertising misconduct, re: blatantly marketing to "criminal" use cases - then this case is irrelevant.
Not so free
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Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill have notified the court of a change of plea – expected to plead guilty. Hearings scheduled for tomorrow 10:00 and 10.30
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If they coded a non-custodial tool and are expected to plead guilty, then should for example knife/gun producers be expected to plead guilty, too?
I'd love to know why. Wondering if pleading guilty avoids setting precedent? Any lawyers to clarify on this?
Protocol level privacy or people will keep going to jail.
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