Samourai Wallet Arrested

Episode 101 of The Watchman Privacy Podcast – Samourai Wallet Arrested

Gabriel Custodiet discusses alongside BitcoinQnA and Seth for Privacy the details surrounding the arrest of the Samourai Wallet developers. They then look at how we can protect our own Samourai Wallets in light of various seizures. They conclude by looking at the future of financial privacy.

Samourai Link
→ https://freesamourai.com/

Guest Links
→ https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A
→ https://bitcoiner.guide/
→ https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy
→ https://sethforprivacy.com/
→ https://foundationdevices.com/

Resources
→ https://freedom.tech/samourai-to-sparrow/
→ https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz (posting a lot about Samourai Wallet arrest)

WATCHMAN PRIVACY
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting)
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://escapethetechnocracy.com/

CRYPTO DONATIONS
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)

Timeline

0:00 – Introduction
5:15 – Summary of allegations against Samourai Wallet
18:30 – Couldn’t any Bitcoin wallet be an “unlicensed money transmission business”?
22:00 – Unclear language of DoJ statement
27:24 – Any good things that can come out of trial?
31:40 – How to support Samourai and TdevD
32:45 – What should Samourai Wallet users do?
42:21 – The future of Samourai Wallet’s code and technologies
46:00 – Alternatives to Samourai Wallet
51:32 – The bigger picture
56:50 – Final thoughts

#SamouraiWallet #FreeSamourai #WatchmanPrivacy