The case involving the Samourai wallet developers continues to escalate. Keonne Rodriguez is facing up to 5 years in prison, simply for writing code for a privacy tool.

The crypto community is pushing for a clemency petition. Supporters argue that writing software should not be considered a criminal act—it’s about the fundamental principle of technological freedom.

The Samourai team was arrested in April 2024, with US prosecutors accusing them of operating an unregistered money transmission business. But many developers question: when did writing code itself become illegal?

This case is testing a boundary: should creators of privacy technology be held responsible for how users utilize their tools? Two minutes of attention could change the fate of a technologist.

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LiquidityWizard

· 11-23 15:45

How can writing code become a reason for 5 years of imprisonment? This logic is really absurd. With human network freedom gone, what can we say about privacy technology... Developers are being scapegoated for user behavior; this move by the U.S. is truly extreme. In critical moments, we need to stand up; code is innocent, brothers. If we don't sign, it will really be over; this is a signal. Privacy tools are being demonized, it's disgusting. Rodriguez's situation is too ridiculous; we must push this petition. Writing code = Money Laundering? What kind of logic is this?

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GasFeeNightmare

· 11-23 02:00

It's this trap again, writing a piece of code will take five years? Things are really getting more and more outrageous over in the US...

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PoolJumper

· 11-22 08:52

This is ridiculous, writing a code can lead to 5 years in prison? This logic in the US is truly absurd. --- Without coding freedom, can it still be called a free country? --- To be honest, if this case finds the developer guilty, all authors of privacy tools will be trembling. --- Let's push for a pardon petition; someone needs to take a stand on this. --- It's laughable, users are putting themselves in danger by using it for Money Laundering, how is that the fault of the coder? --- Wait, is it really just because of writing code that they are being charged with this? Then why are the people who wrote the TOR browser still alive and well? --- Technology is innocent, yet the higher-ups always want to point the gun at the coders. --- If this really goes through, the web3 developer community is going to explode. --- The bad news keeps coming, I was thinking about getting into the crypto industry, but it seems the risks are really high now. --- So does this mean I can't write a private chat software anymore? Ridiculous.

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SolidityNewbie

· 11-22 08:42

Can writing code land you in jail? The logic in the U.S. is truly absurd; if that's the case, then all browser developers should be arrested too.

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