The US Department of Justice has apprehended the co-founders of Samourai Wallet on accusations of money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transfer business.

美国司法部逮捕了 Samourai Wallet 的联合创始人，罪名是洗钱和经营未经许可的汇款业务。

Samourai Wallet's CEO, Keonne Rodriguez, and Chief Technology Officer, William Lonergan Hull, allegedly facilitated $2 billion in illicit transactions. They also face charges of laundering funds on the dark web.

Samourai Wallet 的首席执行官 Keonne Rodriguez 和首席技术官 William Lonergan Hull 涉嫌协助进行了 20 亿美元的非法交易。他们还面临在暗网上洗钱的指控。

Today, the #FBI, IRS, and partners apprehended the founders of the Samourai Wallet cryptocurrency service, which permitted criminals to launder over $1.7B in funds. Read more about FBI Cyber's ongoing mission to terminate fraudulent crypto services. https://t.co/zUBgiSLhjP
— FBI (@FBI) April 24, 2024

今天，#FBI、IRS 和合作伙伴逮捕了 Samourai Wallet 加密货币服务的创始人，该服务允许犯罪分子洗钱超过 1.7B 美元。详细了解 FBI Cyber​​ 终止欺诈性加密服务的持续使命。 https://t.co/zUBgiSLhjP — FBI (@FBI) 2024 年 4 月 24 日

According to the indictment, the pair "knowingly facilitated the laundering of over $100 million in criminal proceeds from Silk Road, Hydra Market, and a multitude of other computer hacking and fraud schemes."

根据起诉书，两人“故意协助洗钱来自 Silk Road、Hydra Market 以及众多其他计算机黑客和欺诈计划的超过 1 亿美元的犯罪所得”。

The prosecution additionally cites "Whirlpool," a crypto-mixing service provided by Samourai. It alleges that the duo solicited criminals to launder money on the platform via a private message on X (Twitter).

检方还引用了 Samourai 提供的加密货币混合服务“Whirlpool”。据称，两人通过 X（推特）上的私人信息在该平台上招揽犯罪分子进行洗钱。

Rodriguez has been arrested in the US and is scheduled to appear before a Pennsylvanian judge. The US government is also seeking the extradition of Hull, who was apprehended in Portugal. The Samourai Wallet app has been removed from the Google Play Store.

罗德里格斯已在美国被捕，并计划在宾夕法尼亚州法官面前出庭。美国政府还在寻求引渡在葡萄牙被捕的赫尔。 Samourai 钱包应用程序已从 Google Play 商店中删除。

Crypto Market Declines

加密货币市场下滑

The news of the Samourai Wallet co-founders' arrest sparked market volatility, resulting in price drops for Bitcoin and numerous altcoins.

Samourai Wallet 联合创始人被捕的消息引发了市场波动，导致比特币和众多山寨币价格下跌。

BTC has decreased by 3.78% over the past 24 hours, trading at $63,971 as of 08:19 EST. Ether, the largest altcoin, has also experienced a 4.61% price decline, currently trading at $3,128.

截至美国东部时间 08:19，BTC 在过去 24 小时内下跌了 3.78%，交易价格为 63,971 美元。最大的山寨币以太币价格也下跌了 4.61%，目前交易价格为 3,128 美元。

DOGE, the leading memecoin, has witnessed a 7.5% price drop, while PEPE has declined by almost 5% and WIF has plummeted by over 15%.

领先的模因币 DOGE 的价格下跌了 7.5%，而 PEPE 下跌了近 5%，WIF 暴跌超过 15%。

Coinglass reports that the price decline has led to the liquidation of $208 million worth of long positions from the crypto market within the last 24 hours.

Coinglass 报告称，价格下跌导致过去 24 小时内加密货币市场价值 2.08 亿美元的多头头寸被清算。

Some members of the crypto community have criticized the arrests, arguing that the two developers could face imprisonment merely for writing code.

加密货币社区的一些成员批评了逮捕行动，认为这两名开发人员可能仅仅因为编写代码而面临监禁。

The developers of Samourai were arrested this morning.
One extradited from Portugal.
Samourai is a bitcoin wallet that makes bitcoin private.
These developers face up to 25 yrs in prison for writing code.
The US is sending a message.
No transaction will be private. pic.twitter.com/GupLtMuHD8
— RYAN SΞAN ADAMS – rsa.eth 🦄 (@RyanSAdams) April 24, 2024

Samourai 的开发者今天早上被捕。一名从葡萄牙引渡。 Samourai 是一款让比特币变得私密的比特币钱包。这些开发人员因编写代码而面临最高 25 年的监禁。美国正在发出信息。任何交易都不会是私人的。 pic.twitter.com/GupLtMuHD8 — RYAN SΞAN ADAMS – rsa.eth 🦄 (@RyanSAdams) 2024 年 4 月 24 日

Last year, Tornado Cash co-founders Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were also charged with facilitating money laundering.

去年，Tornado Cash 联合创始人 Roman Storm 和 Roman Semenov 也被指控协助洗钱。

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