Samourai Wallet Fights Back: Moves to Dismiss DOJ Charges, Leverages FinCEN’s Own Rules
Privacy-focused Samourai Wallet just threw a legal grenade—filing to dismiss the DOJ’s case against it by weaponizing FinCEN’s guidance. Talk about using the regulator’s playbook against them.
The move highlights the growing tension between crypto privacy tools and legacy financial oversight—where ’innovation’ often reads as ’non-compliance’ to bureaucrats clutching their ledgers.
One thing’s clear: when your wallet’s defense cites the government’s own rules, the irony isn’t just delicious—it’s borderline poetic. Bonus jab: Meanwhile, traditional banks keep laundering billions, but sure—let’s chase the self-custody devs.