Exemption for services that do not control keys #12
Conversation
This file contains bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
The developers of Bitcoin-qt, Electrum, Armoury and any other wallets where users control their private keys should not need licensing. Licensing them is also unenforceable and goes against many legal precedents set regarding Open Source Software and cryptography.
|
Think of Bitcoin Core as a smoke test for the regs. If Bitcoin Core developers could reasonably be interpreted as within the scope of the regs then it's a failed test. A proper definition of custody should solve for this. |
|
Yes @pmlaw, I completely agree. A more fair/rational set of regs would need to both 1. not leave room for interpretations that lead to anyone deciding that bitcoin core could be within the regs and 2. in the exemptions, specifically leave out any possibility for bitcoin-core type developers being within the regs. |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
The developers of Bitcoin-qt, Electrum, Armoury and any other wallets where users control their private keys should not need licensing. Licensing them is also unenforceable and goes against many legal precedents set regarding Open Source Software and cryptography.