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[Samourai Wallet Co-Founder Sentenced to Five Years for Unlicensed Money Transmission] The U.S. Federal Court in New York has sentenced Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the cryptocurrency mixing tool Samourai Wallet, to five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business. Rodriguez had previously reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and agreed to jointly pay a total of $237 million in assets and a $400,000 fine with another co-founder. The case involved the use of mixing services to launder money for darknet transactions and fraudulent funds. This sentencing highlights the ongoing efforts by regulators to crack down on illegal activities in the cryptocurrency space.