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What a fucking amazing thing you've done for Bitcoin. Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund.

Is this fund only for legal protection of developers in the US or all over the world

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#[0] has done an amazing job of resolving the legal isolation of many Bitcoin developers.

To Bitcoin Developers:

The Bitcoin community is currently the subject of multi-front litigation. Litigation and continued threats are having their intended effect; individual defendants have chosen to capitulate in the absence of legal support. Open-source developers, who are often independent, are especially susceptible to legal pressure. In response, we propose a coordinated and formalized response to help defend developers. The Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund is a nonprofit entity that aims to minimize legal headaches that discourage software developers from actively developing Bitcoin and related projects such as the Lightning Network, Bitcoin privacy protocols, and the like.

The main purpose of this Fund is to defend developers from lawsuits regarding their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including finding and retaining defense counsel, developing litigation strategy, and paying legal bills. This is a free and voluntary option for developers to take advantage of if they so wish. The Fund will start with a corps of volunteer and part-time lawyers. The board of the Fund will be responsible for determining which lawsuits and defendants it will help defend.

The Fund’s first activities will be to take over coordination of the existing defense of the Tulip Trading lawsuit against certain developers alleging breach of fiduciary duty and provide the source of funding for outside counsel. At this time, the Fund is not seeking to raise additional money for its operations but will do so at the direction of the board if needed for further legal action or to pay for staff.

If you have questions or concerns, you can email info at bitcoindefensefund.org. Will share more information in the near future.

Sincerely,

Jack Dorsey, Alex Morcos, and Martin White

(Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund Board)

Jack 做了一件了不起的事，解决了很多Bitcoin开发者在法律问题上的孤立无援。

致比特币开发者：

比特币社区目前是多方诉讼的主题。诉讼和持续的威胁正在产生预期的效果；个别被告在没有法律支持的情况下选择投降。通常独立的开源开发人员特别容易受到法律压力。作为回应，我们提出了一个协调和正式的回应来帮助保护开发者。Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund 是一个非营利实体，旨在尽量减少阻碍软件开发人员积极开发比特币和相关项目（如闪电网络、比特币隐私协议等）的法律难题。

该基金的主要目的是保护开发者免受与其在比特币生态系统中的活动有关的诉讼，包括寻找和聘请辩护律师、制定诉讼策略和支付法律费用。如果开发人员愿意，这是一个免费和自愿的选择。该基金将从一群志愿者和兼职律师开始。基金董事会将负责确定它将帮助捍卫哪些诉讼和被告。

该基金的首要活动将是接管协调 Tulip Trading 诉讼中针对某些开发商违反信托义务的现有辩护，并为外部律师提供资金来源。目前，该基金不寻求为其运营筹集额外资金，但如果需要采取进一步法律行动或支付员工工资，将按照董事会的指示这样做。

如果您有任何问题或疑虑，可以通过电子邮件发送信息至 bitcoindefensefund.org。将在不久的将来分享更多信息。

真挚地，

杰克·多尔西、亚历克斯·莫科斯和马丁·怀特

（比特币法律辩护基金委员会）

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Where can we donate to support the fund?

Blue wallet cannot withdraw all lightning coins. Who can help? It is seriously hurting Bitcoin and lightning and nostr

Great move. Gives further hope and belief in the bright future.

This is not about “transparency”. No one (especially judges) reads Mailman mailing lists; the courts don’t exist in the developers RTFM world; they’re not reading Arthur Van Pelt’s threads on the other place.

Yes, transparency may be the missing link. COPA is a shield to protect those who BUIDL open source technology. It is helping remove the illusion that developers have to walk through legal battles alone. In protecting developers, COPA is also helping protect Satoshi's work and memory. It is helping preserve freedom technology for present and future generations.

Today, these battles are to protect bitcoin development. Tomorrow, they may be about shielding those working on #nostr or any other technology empowering and freeing people across the globe...

It may feel like these legal battles are strong giants growing and feeding on fear, division, ignorance, misinformation, disinformation, and that illusion of being "alone". They are time wasters and energy drainers.

However, they are giants only when we fail to see that the need for freedom and truth is universal. It lives and breathes within each of us, because we are human. Lies, on the other hand, are full of holes. They are difficult and costly to maintain. They have no room in places where hope, education, and empowerment thrive.

COPA's perspective goes far beyond a single piece of the technological puzzle. That wide view could help strengthen the bridges interconnecting the various hubs of open source development. COPA could help empower open source contributors, even ahead of any legal battles, by linking communities to share information on privacy, security, human rights, legal rights, debunking fake information, the many ways technology is supporting freedom...