The original Samourai / Whirlpool service belongs in the historical directory. Later appearances of a familiar name or domain do not establish continuity with that service.
- Product
- Historical mixer / service
- Networks
- Historical service
- Cost model
- Not applicable
- Mechanism
- Original service; historical record
Fees and cost context
Historic fee tables are not useful as present pricing. No active-service rate is shown.
What to know
- The record is anchored to an official enforcement announcement.
What to check
- Do not rely on a later-dated listicle as evidence that the original service is operating.
- Software, forks, operators and domains must be identified separately.
Key question
Is this the original service, a fork or an unrelated use of the name?
References & record details
- Samourai seizure announcement ↗US Department of Justice · Published 2024-04-24
- Samourai founders sentenced ↗US Department of Justice · Published 2025-11-19
- DOJ — Samourai infrastructure seizure ↗US Department of Justice · Published 2024-04-24
Profile details updated 5 Sep 2026. Editorial review recorded 5 Nov 2026. Content reviewed under our editorial standards. Documentation does not establish transaction performance. Read our standards.
Service policies
0 of 6 fields have a sourced policy summary. Published policies are provider statements, not verified practice. Unknown means we have not established the field; it does not mean the service has no requirement.
| Policy | Published terms and evidence |
|---|---|
| Custody / funds control | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
| Registration | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
| Identity checks / KYC | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
| Refund / failed-transfer terms | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
| Data retention | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
| Access restrictions | Historical profile; current service policy is not applicable. |
Website uptime checks
Monitoring is not active for this historical or untracked profile.
Profile change history
Field history starts 2026-09-19. Review-only dates and website observations do not create editorial changes. Changes are dated when recorded here, not when a provider first made them.
No field changes have been recorded since this baseline.