IMO Samourai doesn't even fit the definition of money transmitter though. Which in the Tornado Cash case that definition fits because they accepted the users ETH when users made deposits to the pools. As stated in that document, a money transmitter is either "a person engaged in the acceptance of cu...

*hands five dollars to cashier* Cashier *speaking into hidden microphone up sleeve* “we gottem” *feds swarm in* Fed: “sir you’re under arrest for being an illegal money transmitter, you’ve moved money from one person to another without going through us”

They just make shit up as they go. History shows that when all else fails they'll send in ISIS (or some new one) to terrorize everyone into submission.

Just so you know the definition of "money transmission" does not require the money transmitter to custody the money, or know about the "money transmission", or do "things".

I have some seed words in my head . . . so I cant walk around anymore? what about air travel to foreing jurisdictiions? do i have to forget seedphrase first? but the blockchain exists globally and btc is there not in my head so am I transmitting anything? Like . . . transmit . . . nothing is moving ...

I bought some carrots at the farmers market using fiat. That makes me s money transmitter.

Everyone is a money transmitter.

Are trains and airplanes money transmitters? They transfer people with their money on them.

I don't see that working.

The replies here are really good. Been having these conversations for a couple decades. It always seemed people just did not understand money. This thread is an eye opener - the reality of the situation and the knowledge of the 'system' is growing fast! Guess I could have seen this by the #Bitcoi...

Baseless bullshit. They won't get away with this. Here's a good opinion piece. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/legal/samourai-did-nothing-wrong-self-custodial-tools-are-not-money-transmitters

So the US agrees with us that #Bitcoin is money. Good.

If the wind blows a buck from an undisclosed source and I pick it up, is the wind the transmitter?

Absolutely retarded 🤡