司法部的加密隱私打擊引發憤怒

Samourai Wallet 的創始人 Keonne Rodriguez 和 William Lonergan Hill 已被聯邦檢察官指控共謀洗錢。這些指控與美國政府起訴用於混合資金的加密空間工具的努力一致。儘管如此，CryptoQuant 執行長 Ki Young Ju 支持 Samourai Wallet 及其創辦人，表示加密貨幣混合本身並不是犯罪，隱私是比特幣的核心價值。

Justice Department's Crackdown on Crypto Privacy Technologies Draws Backlash

司法部對加密隱私技術的打擊引起強烈反對

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency community, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, the founders of Samourai Wallet, on charges of money laundering conspiracy. This action marks a significant escalation in the government's efforts to prosecute entities providing crypto mixing services, which it deems essential tools for illicit actors seeking to conceal their financial transactions.

美國司法部 (DoJ) 以串謀洗錢罪名起訴 Samourai Wallet 創始人 Keonne Rodriguez 和 William Lonergan Hill，此舉在加密貨幣界引起了軒然大波。這項行動標誌著政府起訴提供加密貨幣混合服務的實體的努力顯著升級，政府認為加密貨幣混合服務是非法行為者尋求隱藏其金融交易的重要工具。

The DoJ alleges that Rodriguez and Hill designed, promoted, and operated a mixing service that has facilitated over $100 million in money laundering transactions from dark web marketplaces. Samourai Wallet is said to have enabled approximately $2 billion in illicit transactions since its inception in 2015.

美國司法部稱，Rodriguez 和 Hill 設計、推廣和營運了一項混合服務，該服務已促成暗網市場超過 1 億美元的洗錢交易。據稱，Samourai Wallet 自 2015 年推出以來已促成約 20 億美元的非法交易。

However, the indictment has met with fierce opposition from prominent figures in the cryptocurrency industry, who argue that the government is overstepping its bounds by criminalizing privacy-enhancing technologies. Ki Young Ju, founder and CEO of CryptoQuant, took to Twitter to express his outrage at the Justice Department's actions.

然而，該起訴書遭到了加密貨幣行業知名人士的強烈反對，他們認為政府將隱私增強技術定為犯罪的做法越界了。 CryptoQuant 創辦人兼執行長 Ki Young Ju 在 Twitter 上表達了他對司法部行為的憤怒。

"The US DOJ has arrested pioneers in #Bitcoin privacy technology," Ju wrote. "Mixing is not a crime. Even crypto exchanges use mixing to safeguard user privacy."

「美國司法部逮捕了#比特幣隱私技術的先驅，」朱寫道。 “混合不是犯罪。即使是加密貨幣交易所也使用混合來保護用戶隱私。”

Ju emphasized that the legality of a feature depends on how it is used and the intent behind it. He drew an analogy between the Samourai wallet case and the usage of a knife, which can be both lawful and illegal depending on its purpose.

Ju強調，功能的合法性取決於它的使用方式及其背後的意圖。他將武士錢包案與刀的使用進行了類比，根據其目的，刀的使用既可以是合法的，也可以是非法的。

"It's like punishing the inventor of the knife instead of the one who uses it," Ju noted. "It is essential to distinguish between the technology and its potential misuse."

「這就像懲罰刀的發明者而不是使用刀的人，」朱指出。 “區分該技術及其潛在的濫用至關重要。”

Ju's sentiments were echoed by other prominent crypto experts. Cory Klippsten, CEO of Swan Bitcoin, tweeted: "Crypto privacy is a fundamental right. The DoJ's prosecution of Samourai Wallet is an attack on our financial freedom."

Ju 的觀點得到了其他著名加密貨幣專家的呼應。 Swan Bitcoin 執行長 Cory Klippsten 在推特上表示：“加密隱私是一項基本權利。美國司法部對 Samourai 錢包的起訴是對我們財務自由的攻擊。”

The indictment of Rodriguez and Hill has also raised concerns about the broader implications for innovation in the cryptocurrency space. Many fear that the government's crackdown on privacy-enhancing technologies will stifle development and hinder the growth of the industry.

對羅德里格斯和希爾的起訴也引發了人們對加密貨幣領域創新的更廣泛影響的擔憂。許多人擔心政府對隱私增強技術的打擊將扼殺發展並阻礙該行業的發展。

"This is a dangerous precedent," said Patrick McCorry, a cryptographer and professor at University College Dublin. "If the government can criminalize mixing, they can criminalize any technology that enhances privacy. This is a threat to our fundamental rights."

「這是一個危險的先例，」都柏林大學密碼學家兼教授派崔克‧麥考裡說。 “如果政府可以將混合定為犯罪，他們就可以將任何增強隱私的技術定為犯罪。這是對我們基本權利的威脅。”

The cryptocurrency community is closely watching the developments in this case, which has the potential to shape the future of privacy and innovation in the digital currency landscape.

加密貨幣社群正在密切關注此案的進展，該案有可能塑造數位貨幣領域隱私和創新的未來。