Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Faces Prison Transfer Amid Regulatory Uncertainty

Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez is facing another prison transfer after FCI McKean deactivates its drug treatment program. This move threatens his potential sentence reduction, which could shorten his term by up to a year.

Rodriguez entered the program in hopes of reducing his sentence, but now he's unsure if his next facility will preserve access to the rehabilitation course. He claims McKean officials told program participants that they would be transferred to institutions where treatment remains available.

This transfer risk comes amid broader U.S. legislative efforts to clarify whether non-custodial crypto developers should be treated as financial intermediaries. The CLARITY Act, which aims to protect these developers from certain money-transmission requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, has stalled in Congress.