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NY Prosecutors Dismiss FinCEN’s Samourai Wallet Opinion as ’Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case

NY Prosecutors Dismiss FinCEN’s Samourai Wallet Opinion as ’Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case

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Coindesk
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2025-05-21 20:11:03
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NY Prosecutors: FinCEN Opinion on Samourai Wallet ’Irrelevant’ in Roman Storm Case

New York prosecutors just shrugged off a FinCEN opinion like it was outdated regulatory paperwork—because apparently, privacy tools are only ’innovative’ until someone actually uses them.

Subheader: The ’Rules for Thee, Not for Me’ Playbook

In the latest twist of the Roman Storm case, authorities are treating financial privacy like a loophole instead of a feature—because nothing terrifies legacy finance more than code that actually works.

Bonus jab: Meanwhile, Wall Street’s still laundering billions through ’legitimate’ channels—but sure, let’s panic about encrypted wallets.

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