Prosecutors asked FinCEN in August 2023 whether Samourai Wallet’s service qualified as a money services business under federal law, six months before filing charges against Samourai Wallet

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The defense claims FinCEN informed prosecutors that Samourai Wallet did not require a money transmitter license six months before they filed charges.

In internal communications, prosecutors stated that they may bring charges based on the ‘functional control’ of the code