A Harsh Sentence for Samourai Wallet Co-Founder, Crypto Gets Popular Among Hedge Funds, South Korea Mulls Sanctions Over Crypto, and Binance to Help Buenos Aires Offer Crypto Lessons | November 7, 2025
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Samourai Wallet's co-founder gets sentenced, and his case has big implications for privacy-focused developers (0:59 ). Fresh data shows hedge funds pushing deeper into crypto (2:39 ). South Korea and the U.S. target North Korea's state-backed hackers (4:16 ). And in Argentina, Binance and Buenos Aires launch an education-driven push for safer adoption against a backdrop of inflation and meme coin fallout (5:44 ).
This is your essential update on the forces shaping what's next in money.
More on stories and articles discussed or referenced in this episode:
Di Salvo, Mat. "Binance, Buenos Aires to Encourage Sensible Crypto Adoption—But What About Meme Coins?" Decrypt, 6 November 2025, https://decrypt.co/347691/binance-buenos-aires-encourage-crypto-adoption-meme-coins.
Howcroft, Elizabeth. "More Than Half of Hedge Funds Invested in Crypto, Global Survey Says." Reuters, 6 November 2025, https://www.reuters.com/business/more-than-half-hedge-funds-invested-crypto-global-survey-says-2025-11-06/.
Morris, David Z. "Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, $250,000 Fine." The Rage, 6 November 2025, https://www.therage.co/keonne-rodriguez-samourai-sentenced/.
Wynn, Sarah. "Samourai Wallet's Keonne Rodriguez Sentenced to Maximum Five-Year Term Over Crypto Mixing Service." 6 November 2025, https://www.theblock.co/post/377937/samourai-wallet-keonne-rodriguez-sentenced-maximum-five-year-term-crypto-mixing-service.
Yoon-Seung, Kang. "Seoul Open to Reviewing Sanctions on N. Korea Over Cryptocurrency Theft If Needed: Official." Yonhap News Agency (South Korea), 6 November 2025, https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20251106011500320.
The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti.
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