Samourai Wallet — Recover Your Bitcoin (Official Recovery Guide 2026)
Is Samourai Wallet still working? No — Samourai Wallet was seized by the U.S. Department of Justice on April 24, 2024. The FBI arrested founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Hill, shut down the servers, and removed the app from Google Play. But your Bitcoin is safe. Your funds are still on the blockchain, and you can recover them for free.
Samourai Wallet was a privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet with Whirlpool CoinJoin mixing, Ricochet transaction routing, and PayNym stealth addresses. The original mobile application is no longer available for download, but all funds are recoverable using your 12-word seed phrase.
Your Bitcoin is not lost. If you have your 12-word seed phrase, you can recover your funds using compatible desktop wallets like Sparrow Wallet or Electrum. This community-driven resource provides free, step-by-step recovery guides for all Samourai Wallet account types — including standard deposits, Whirlpool-mixed UTXOs, and Ricochet transactions.
Recovery Steps
- Locate your 12-word seed phrase and passphrase (if set)
- Download Sparrow Wallet or Electrum
- Import your seed phrase into the wallet
- For Whirlpool mixed funds, add custom derivation paths: Premix (m/84'/0'/2147483645'), Postmix (m/84'/0'/2147483646'), Bad Bank (m/84'/0'/2147483644')
- Verify your balance and migrate to a new seed for security
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Warning: Never pay someone to recover your wallet. Never enter your seed phrase on any website. Recovery is free — you only need Sparrow or Electrum.
Samourai Wallet (2026) is a community project and recovery resource. It is not affiliated with the original Samourai Wallet entity or its founders. Privacy is not a crime.
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