ChainCatcher reported that according to The Block, zkSNACKs, the developer of the privacy-enhanced Bitcoin wallet Wasabi Wallet, announced today that users from the United States will be banned from using its products indefinitely. The decision is likely triggered by the arrest of the founder of Samourai Wallet.

According to the company's announcement, users in the United States and related territories are now blocked by IP address firewalls, "unable to access its website, download and use Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including API and RPC interfaces." The announcement pointed to "recent statements issued by US authorities" as the reason.