zkSNACKs restricts U.S.users access to Wasabi Wallet

🥐 zkSNACKs, the company behind the open-source Bitcoin wallet Wasabi, has indefinitely blocked 🇺🇸 U.S. users from accessing its services, including the wallet, APIs, and RPC interfaces.

The block is enforced through an IP address 🔥 firewall, preventing users in the U.S. and its territories from visiting its websites or downloading its products.

👀 The company cited "recent announcements by U.S. authorities" as the reason for this action. This decision follows the 👮 arrest of the founders of Samourai Wallet, another privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet, which officials claim facilitates money 🧺 laundering.

🤔 The specifics of the policy change were not detailed in zkSNACKs' announcement.