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Closed service · October 2026

Samourai Wallet alternatives

Samourai Wallet is no longer operating. Domain and servers were seized and the developers arrested in April 2024; they were sentenced in November 2025. These are the closest live replacements, ranked by Safety grade.

What happened to Samourai Wallet

Samourai Wallet alternatives in short

Samourai Wallet has closed. The closest wallets by Safety grade are Electrum (8.5), Phoenix (8.5), Wasabi Wallet (8.0). 12 of the 12 alternatives listed here have terms that rule out ID checks entirely.

What to use instead of Samourai Wallet

Alternatives to Samourai Wallet
# Service KYC Privacy Safety Evidence
01
Electrum No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Long-established open-source Bitcoin wallet with Lightning support

 Never KYC 0 8.6 8.5 Docs reviewed
02
Phoenix No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Self-custodial mobile Lightning wallet from ACINQ with automatic channels and swaps

 Never KYC 0 8.6 8.5 Docs reviewed
03
Wasabi Wallet Tor onion address No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source desktop Bitcoin wallet that routes all traffic through Tor

 Never KYC 0 8.9 8.0 Docs reviewed
04
ZEUS No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source self-custodial Bitcoin and Lightning wallet and remote node manager

 Never KYC 0 8.6 8.0 Docs reviewed
05
Cake Wallet Accepts Monero No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source multi-coin mobile and desktop wallet with strong Monero support

 Never KYC 0 8.6 7.4 Docs reviewed
06
Monerujo Accepts Monero No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source Android Monero wallet in development since 2017

 Never KYC 0 8.6 7.4 Docs reviewed
07
Feather Wallet Tor onion address Accepts Monero No account needed Never holds your funds

Free open-source Monero desktop wallet for Linux, Tails, Windows and macOS

 Never KYC 0 9.4 7.0 Docs reviewed
08
Monero GUI and CLI Wallets Tor onion address Accepts Monero No account needed Never holds your funds

Official open-source Monero desktop wallets published by the Monero Project

 Never KYC 0 9.3 7.0 Docs reviewed
09
Monfluo Accepts Monero No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source Android Monero wallet descended from Mysu and Monerujo

 Never KYC 0 8.9 7.0 Docs reviewed
10
BlueWallet No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Open-source Bitcoin-only wallet for iOS, Android and macOS

 Never KYC 0 8.6 7.0 Docs reviewed
11
Envoy No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Self-custody Bitcoin mobile wallet and companion app for Passport hardware wallets

 Never KYC 0 8.5 7.0 Docs reviewed
12
Sparrow Wallet No account needed Never holds your funds Open source

Desktop Bitcoin wallet focused on transparency, coin control and hardware wallets

 Never KYC 0 8.5 7.0 Docs reviewed

Samourai Wallet: incidents on record

critical

Seizure

US authorities arrested the developers and seized the wallet's domain and servers

On 24 April 2024 the US Department of Justice announced charges against the two developers of Samourai Wallet, alleging conspiracy to commit money laundering and to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, together with the seizure of the project's web domain and servers. According to later press coverage, the developers pleaded guilty to the unlicensed money transmitting conspiracy and were sentenced in November 2025. Users' coins remained under their own keys.

Service closed Source: justice.gov ↗

Questions

What happened to Samourai Wallet?

Domain and servers were seized and the developers arrested in April 2024; they were sentenced in November 2025.

What is the best alternative to Samourai Wallet?

By Safety grade, Electrum (8.5 out of 10, Privacy 8.6). The right choice depends on the coins and payment methods you need, so compare the list.

Are these alternatives no-KYC?

Each one shows its KYC level, from 0 (ID never required) to 4 (mandatory). 12 of the 12 listed are level 0 or 1.