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Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years and Fined $250k; Can He Appeal After Clarity Act?

Samourai Wallet Developer Sentenced to 5 Years and Fined $250k; Can He Appeal After Clarity Act?

Coinpedia2025/11/07 07:45
By:Coinpedia
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Keonne Rodriguez, a 37-year-old developer of the Samourai Wallet, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Rodriguez was also fined $250,000 and is expected to forfeit $237 million tied to illegal activities as part of the plea deal.

Notably, he pleaded guilty in July 2025 to a conspiracy count for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business through the Samourai Wallet. The prosecutor, however, dropped the money laundering charges as part of the plea deal. 

Furthermore, the Samourai Wallet allowed users to obscure Bitcoin transactions through mixing in a similar scheme to Tornado Cash . The judge also imposed a 3-year supervised release for the Samourai Wallet co-founder after serving his time.

Rodriguez’s case was complicated after he pleaded guilty earlier this year. With the sentence issued by the Judge, a potential legislative relief may be void in a potential appeal case.

Notably, the Clarity Act, which seeks to give the wider crypto market clarity, has a clause that guides open-source web3 development. If the Clarity Act is passed with its current provisions, web3 developers cannot be held liable solely for publishing open-source code, running blockchain nodes, and providing self-custodial software.

However, the ongoing U.S. government shutdown has pushed further the timelines for the Clarity Act. As such, Rodriguez may not be eligible for legislative relief, especially since his charge dated back in 2015 violated existing laws.

Nevertheless, Rodriguez could seek an appeal to push for a sentence reduction, which is independent of legislative relief. Moreover, his lawyers suggested a sentence of 1 year and 1 day in prison.

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