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I got a bit tired of being constantly told that oversized OP_RETURN outputs exploded since the release of Bitcoin Core 30.0 (2026-10-10).
So, here’s a visualization of the data. 🧵
I’ve highlighted OP_RETURN outputs of ≥84 bytes for better visibility:
Tonight is the last time I will sleep in my own bed next to my loving wife. For the next 5 years I will be housed in a federal prison at taxpayer expense for a "crime" without a victim. Just one of many victims of lawfare perpetrated by a weaponized Biden DOJ where truth and justice were sidelined in favor of a political anti innovation agenda. Where evidence was hidden and suppressed because it didn't fit the story highly partisan line prosecutors needed to tell. Where Supreme Court precedence was ignored by activist judges.
Tomorrow I will surrender to FPC Morgantown. I will no longer be Keonne Rodriguez inside that institution, instead I will be a number, 11404-511. But outside of those walls my name will be kept alive. My loving wife, my family, my friends, all of you who have supported #pardonsamourai will make sure of that. I know walking into that institution that the story doesn't end there.
I maintain hope that President @realDonaldTrump is a fair man, a man of the people, who will see this prosecution for what it was: an anti innovation, anti american, attack on the rights and liberties of free people. I believe his team @AGPamBondi@EdMartinDOJ @DAGToddBlanche and others truly want to end the weaponization of the DOJ that the previous administration wielded so effectively.
The framers of our Constitution gave the Executive the power to pardon for exactly this reason, to balance out and restore justice when no one else would. President Trump has proven he takes that power seriously. I believe he will continue to wield that power for good and pardon me and Bill.
Keep up the noise. Thank you all for your support. See you on the other side.
Open Letter to the White House
To: The @WhiteHouse Counsel’s Office; Office of the Pardon Attorney
Cc: The President of the United States, @realDonaldTrump
Subject: Urgent Clemency Review Request - Samourai Wallet Case (@keonne Rodriguez and William “Bill” Lonergan Hill) - Time-Sensitive Before Dec. 19, 2025.
Mr. @POTUS,
I am writing to respectfully request your immediate attention to the @SamouraiWallet case involving Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, and to urge you to consider clemency (pardon or commutation) on an urgent basis.
Public reporting indicates the matter is now time-critical because Mr. Rodriguez’s surrender date is December 19, with Mr. Hill’s sentence commencement shortly thereafter. With that deadline approaching, a timely review is essential if clemency is to meaningfully prevent irreversible harm to the individuals and to avoid cementing a damaging precedent for the broader technology ecosystem.
Why this case has become a national technology and innovation issue:
This case has moved beyond a dispute about a single product or a single set of defendants. It has become a widely discussed test of how the US will treat non-custodial software-tools where users retain control of their funds and keys - when those tools include privacy-preserving features.
A core concern being raised across the digital asset and open-source communities is that the government’s theory of liability risks blurring a critical line:
1. Custodial intermediaries (entities that take possession or control of customer funds) are properly subject to rigorous compliance obligations and enforcement.
2. Non-custodial software developers (who do not take custody/control) are closer to publishers and builders of tools than operators of financial institutions.
When that line is unclear - or when it appears to be expanded through prosecution rather than legislation - the impact is systemic.
The practical harms to the United States over the next 1–2 years:
If the precedent implied by this case is allowed to stand without correction, it creates immediate, foreseeable national consequences:
1. Chilling effect on open-source development. Developers will rationally avoid building privacy, security, and wallet infrastructure in the US if those features can be reframed as evidence of criminal facilitation.
2. Offshoring of innovation. Legal uncertainty does not stop development; it relocates it - moving talent, capital, and intellectual property away from the United States.
3. Increased cybersecurity and personal-safety risk. Privacy features are closely tied to user protection (anti-doxxing, anti-extortion, anti-targeting). Discouraging privacy-by-design can degrade safety in everyday digital commerce.
4. Long-run loss of leadership in digital infrastructure. The next wave of digital evolution requires security and privacy to achieve mainstream adoption. The US cannot lead that future while punishing the building blocks.
Why clemency is appropriate here:
Clemency would not be an endorsement of criminal activity. It would be a targeted executive intervention to prevent a contested approach to non-custodial software from becoming a de facto regulatory blueprint through fear and ambiguity.
If the goal is to strengthen enforcement against genuine illicit finance, there are better tools: focus on custodial actors, identifiable criminal enterprises, and direct laundering operations - not a theory that can be generalized to the engineers building neutral infrastructure.
Respectfully request:
Respectfully, Mr. President, I ask that you:
1. Direct an immediate, expedited clemency review for Mr. Rodriguez and Mr. Hill; and
2. Consider commutation or pardon prior to December 19, given the urgency of the surrender date and the broader national interest at stake.
America must lead the next era of digital infrastructure.
Your attention and action can restore clarity, preserve innovation, and prevent avoidable harm.
Respectfully,
Lajos Horvath