司法部的加密隐私打击引发愤怒

Samourai Wallet 的创始人 Keonne Rodriguez 和 William Lonergan Hill 已被联邦检察官指控共谋洗钱。这些指控与美国政府起诉用于混合资金的加密空间工具的努力一致。尽管如此，CryptoQuant 首席执行官 Ki Young Ju 支持 Samourai Wallet 及其创始人，表示加密货币混合本身并不是犯罪，隐私是比特币的核心价值。

Justice Department's Crackdown on Crypto Privacy Technologies Draws Backlash

司法部对加密隐私技术的打击引起强烈反对

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.

美国司法部 (DoJ) 以串谋洗钱罪名起诉 Samourai Wallet 创始人 Keonne Rodriguez 和 William Lonergan Hill，此举在加密货币界引起了轩然大波。这一行动标志着政府起诉提供加密货币混合服务的实体的努力显着升级，政府认为加密货币混合服务是非法行为者寻求隐瞒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.

美国司法部称，Rodriguez 和 Hill 设计、推广和运营了一项混合服务，该服务已促成暗网市场超过 1 亿美元的洗钱交易。据称，Samourai Wallet 自 2015 年推出以来已促成约 20 亿美元的非法交易。

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，该起诉书遭到了加密货币行业知名人士的强烈反对，他们认为政府将隐私增强技术定为犯罪的做法越界了。 CryptoQuant 创始人兼首席执行官 Ki Young Ju 在 Twitter 上表达了他对司法部行为的愤怒。

"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."

“美国司法部逮捕了#比特币隐私技术的先驱，”朱写道。 “混合不是犯罪。即使是加密货币交易所也使用混合来保护用户隐私。”

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强调，功能的合法性取决于它的使用方式及其背后的意图。他将武士钱包案与刀的使用进行了类比，根据其目的，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."

“这就像惩罚刀的发明者而不是使用刀的人，”朱指出。 “区分该技术及其潜在的滥用至关重要。”

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 的观点得到了其他著名加密货币专家的呼应。 Swan Bitcoin 首席执行官 Cory Klippsten 在推特上表示：“加密隐私是一项基本权利。美国司法部对 Samourai 钱包的起诉是对我们财务自由的攻击。”

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.

对罗德里格斯和希尔的起诉也引发了人们对加密货币领域创新的更广泛影响的担忧。许多人担心政府对隐私增强技术的打击将扼杀发展并阻碍该行业的发展。

"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."

“这是一个危险的先例，”都柏林大学密码学家兼教授帕特里克·麦考里说。 “如果政府可以将混合定为犯罪，他们就可以将任何增强隐私的技术定为犯罪。这是对我们基本权利的威胁。”

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.

加密货币社区正在密切关注此案的进展，该案有可能塑造数字货币领域隐私和创新的未来。