2026-01-02 17:22:26

Bitcoin developer William Hill begins serving his sentence today. The core developer behind the Samourai wallet faces imprisonment due to US legal charges. This incident has sparked widespread discussion in the crypto community—on one hand regarding the legal status of privacy tools, and on the other hand reflecting the risks developers face during periods of regulatory uncertainty. Market observers are watching how this case will impact the development of privacy solutions within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Many community members are calling for his pardon, believing that privacy technology development should not be overly prosecuted.

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SandwichTrader

· 01-05 17:20

又来这一套，开发个隐私工具就得进去，真是离谱。 --- William Hill进去了，下一个会是谁呢... --- 隐私权是人权啊，为什么搞隐私就犯法了？这逻辑绝了。 --- Samourai完了，比特币生态又少一个能打的。 --- 说白了就是怕啊，怕用户有隐私怕得不行。 --- 赦免+1，这哥们就是写个代码而已。 --- 美国这是在给所有隐私开发者敲警钟呢。 --- 我就想知道后面还有多少项目会被盯上。 --- 这事儿闹大了，币圈的隐私梦该醒醒了。 --- 开发者太难了，夹在法律和信仰之间。

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OfflineNewbie

· 01-04 03:32

This is outrageous. How can developing privacy tools be considered a crime? The US's move is really ruthless. --- William Hill is in jail. Give me a break, privacy developers... sooner or later, it will be our turn. --- The problem isn't what he's developing; the problem is that the US calls the shots. --- Amnesty? Wake up. That's the current regulatory logic: privacy = risk. --- What should Samourai users do now... this really shakes things up. --- Honestly, imprisoning a developer doesn't solve anything; it just angers the entire community. --- Privacy technology itself isn't the problem; the problem is politics. --- Everyone's talking about amnesty, but does anyone really believe it will happen... --- Since this case came out, how many developers will have to retreat from the US? --- See, this is the current state of Web3. Even making a tool is a gamble with your life. --- Privacy tools are dead, and BTC privacy solutions are even more dead. --- Developers are suffering. They are being killed by the law. --- The key is that once a precedent is set, future developers will have it even worse. --- Here we go again. The US is targeting developers... learn from other countries.

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CryptoDouble-O-Seven

· 01-03 19:13

This is the effect the government wants—to scare developers away from privacy tools.

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GasDevourer

· 01-03 06:19

America is back, what can privacy developers do... That's why I've always said that decentralization is not a dream, but a reality.

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GateUser-2fce706c

· 01-02 17:52

This is what I mentioned earlier—the battle for the commanding heights in the privacy track. Western governments certainly won't sit idly by. What does the William Hill case illustrate? It shows that developers working on privacy technology now must recognize the overall trend—either choose a compliant route or bear the political risks. The key point in this wave is to understand the evolution logic of the regulatory framework. While others are debating how many years he will sit, I have long seen that privacy tools will become the next battleground. Opportunities like this must not be missed, everyone.

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ThatsNotARugPull

· 01-02 17:50

Damn, this is why I say American regulators are all crazy... Is developing privacy tools really a crime? Isn't Bitcoin itself one? --- Damn, William is going back in again. These people just use privacy as an excuse to target developers. --- Laughing to death, privacy technology is illegal, privacy technology is illegal, what about the Tor people? --- This mess should have been addressed long ago, the pardon petition is here. --- So don't touch the privacy sector, it's too hot to handle, really. --- Another person who took a hit for freedom, remember this name.

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ChainPoet

· 01-02 17:48

Privacy tools are just "eliminated" like this, so ironic... --- Another developer has been imprisoned, this is the cost of regulation --- Why is privacy being demonized? I really don't understand --- William Hill is serving time, Samourai is gone... who’s next --- What kind of pardon? The US government has long wanted to crack down on privacy tools --- If this had happened ten years ago, it wouldn’t be like this at all. Now it’s too difficult --- The entire ecosystem is regressing. Who still dares to touch privacy code? --- So the promised code is the law? Haha --- Developing privacy tools = illegal? What about the open-source spirit? --- Regulation’s sword is hanging over all developers, it’s quite terrifying

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ProbablyNothing

· 01-02 17:47

Can you just develop privacy tools to get in? The legal logic behind this is really clever.

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tokenomics_truther

· 01-02 17:41

Now it's settled, privacy tool developers all have to stay on guard. Who would still dare to touch privacy-related stuff... Is the Ministry of Justice trying to scare the entire ecosystem?

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CounterIndicator

· 01-02 17:26

It's really outrageous. Do privacy tool development have to get involved? Who would still dare to touch anything related to privacy then?

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