In brief
- Feds last year shut down the Bitcoin mixing service, Samourai Wallet, with the developers arrested.
- The defendants are now arguing that the case should be dismissed—and have backing from crypto advocacy groups.
- A judge this week declined to admit amicus curiae briefs from the groups.
Two crypto advocacy groups, whose amicus curiae briefs on behalf of Samourai Wallet were denied this week by a federal judge, told Decrypt that along with other organizations, they urge the dismissal of the case against the Bitcoin mixer charged with operating as an illegal money transmitter.
The Blockchain Association, Coin Center, the DeFi Education Fund, and the Bitcoin Policy Institute argued in their respective briefs that Samourai Wallet…
Jun 07 2025
