It's about to get interesting folks...

The definition of a non-custodial wallet as a money service business and the consequent indictment of the wallet’s maintainers can set dangerous precedents for the wider Bitcoin space and may go as far as affecting the freedom of the internet, essentially endangering all individuals, organizations and technologies involved in the transfer of financial transactions without exercising control over funds.

As interpreted by the department of justice, AT&T would require a money service business license to allow customers access to their PayPal, an ISP would need a money service business license to allow users to access online banking services, a postman would require a money service business license to deliver cash in mail, a grocer would need a money service business license to hand out change, and Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal and X (formerly Twitter) would require a money service business license if users utilize the platform to share PSBTs or lightning invoices – subsequently deeming all such services to require full know your customer verification.

Check out this article on Bitcoin Magazine: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/samourai-wallet-breaking-down-dangerous-precedents?utm_source=carrot&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=carrot_share

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Sounds like good news to me. A lot more lawyers can be funded to go after this crap

Yep, when the government makes idiotic rules, the unknowingly shoot themselves in the foot. Seems to me it will take a long while to sort any of this out. Secondly it's so complex for me to understand I can't imagine the court system understanding it. πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™‚οΈ

I think their strategy is throw everything and see what sticks. If they win on one point, it will be a victory for them, even if all the rest is thrown out in court. Incremental control.