<p>In preparation for their <em><strong>LIVE AT PUBKEY</strong></em> show downstairs, <a href="https://x.com/frankcorva" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Frank Corva</a> and <a href="https://x.com/davidzmorris" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">David Z. Morris</a> (journalist at <a href="https://x.com/theragetech" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Rage</a>) crack open a few cold ones with host <a href="https://x.com/tpacchia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Thomas Pacchia</a> and pregame in the PubKey NYC Parlor, where they let loose for an UNFILTERED conversation about the Samourai Wallet trial verdict:</p><ul><li>Why the DOJ dropped money-laundering charges against the devs but still pushed for a max sentence under “unlicensed money transmission”</li><li>How Keonne Rodriguez's handwritten letter advocating for his innocence actually... backfired?</li><li>The bipartisan war on privacy tech and why lip-service support from Washington D.C. doesn't protect developers</li><li>How Samurai’s own rhetoric (i.e. marketing to hackers and oligarchs) became the prosecution’s strongest evidence</li><li>And what this all means for open-source builders: decentralize early, lawyer up, watch your language (even in group chats you think are "encrypted" and "private"), and more</li></ul><p></p><p>▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬</p><p><br /></p><p>PubKey meetups are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Join us to ask live questions and enjoy a pint together. Good food, bad opinions, great company.</p><p><br /></p><p>🧡 NYC Meetups: <a href="https://luma.com/user/pubkey" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://luma.com/user/pubkey</a></p><p><br /></p><p>🗽 PubKey NYC</p><p>🗽 85 Washington Place</p><p>🗽 New York, NY 10011</p><p><br /></p><p>Follow us on X: ⁠<a target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/PubKey⁠</a></p>