Samourai Wallet co-founders to now plead guilty to US charges

Key Points

1. Samourai Wallet co-founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill are changing their pleas to guilty in a New York court case.

2. The duo operated a crypto mixing protocol that processed over $2 billion in unlawful transactions.

3. Rodriguez and Hill face maximum prison sentences of up to 25 years.

4. The case is part of broader U.S. regulatory scrutiny on crypto mixers, including Tornado Cash, whose creator Roman Storm is also on trial.

5. Samourai’s lawyers previously alleged that federal prosecutors suppressed evidence before the founders were charged.