# Keonne Rodriguez - You Don't Live in a Free Country (Here's Why)

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Podcast: [The Bitcoin Matrix](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bitcoin-matrix-2537137)
Published: 2025-12-10T21:24:01+00:00
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## Resource

HELP KEONNE AND BILL: https://billandkeonne.org/ I n this episode, I chat with Keonne Rodríguez, co-founder of Samurai Wallet—a Bitcoin wallet focused on privacy and self-sovereignty. Keonne now faces prison time for building open-source privacy tools, in a legal case that has stunned the Bitcoin and developer communities. This episode exposes the frightening reality of what happens when privacy-focused developers are targeted by state power. If you care about Bitcoin’s future as freedom money, developer rights, and the fight against financial surveillance, this conversation is a must-listen. ––– Support My Work ––– Paypal: https://www.paypal.biz/BitcoinMatrix Strike/Bitcoin: BitcoinMatrix@strike.me Cash App: https://cash.app/$BitcoinMatrix enmo: https://venmo.com/u/bitcoinmatrix PO Box: The Bitcoin Matrix, P.O. Box 18056, Sarasota, FL 34231 ––– Offers & Discounts ––– Sign up to the world's first regulated Bitcoin life insurance. Tax-efficient wealth planning for long-term Bitcoin holders. Use code YTPFYD at checkout or the link: https://meanwhile.bm/start?referralCode=YTPFYD MicroSeed is redefining seed phrase security. Check out https://microseed.io/shop/ and use code MATRIX at checkout. Unchained is a bitcoin-native financial services company offering collaborative custody multisignature vaults, loans, and IRAs for bitcoin holders. Use code MATRIX10 for 10% off at checkout or click here: https://www.unchained.com/matrix Get up to $100 in Bitcoin on River at river.com/matrix The best Team Bitcoin merch is at HodlersOfficial.com . Use the code Matrix for a discount on your order. Become a sponsor of the show: https://thebitcoinmatrix.com/sponsors/ ––– Get To Know Today's Guest ––– • Keonne on X: https://x.com/keonne • Samourai Wallet on X: https://x.com/samouraiwallet…

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