To our valued Wallet of Satoshi community in the United States of America,
We've dedicated ourselves to providing the best Bitcoin experience with Wallet of Satoshi, being at the forefront of Lightning usability and adoption. However, we've made the difficult decision to remove our app from the U.S. Apple and Google app stores, and will not serve U.S. customers going forward.
This decision doesn't come lightly. Our commitment to providing a secure, user-friendly, and compliant platform globally is unwavering. Our top priority is the safety and interests of our customers and our company.
We understand this may be disappointing news and we share your frustration. We're hopeful that future developments will allow us to revisit and possibly resume our operations in the U.S.
For our existing users in the USA, rest assured that you have full access to your Bitcoin funds. You can seamlessly withdraw and transfer them to another wallet.
We deeply appreciate your support and understanding. We remain committed to bringing the benefits of Bitcoin to as many as possible.
Stay tuned for updates, and thank you for being a part of our community.
Peace, Love and Bitcoin,
The Wallet of Satoshi Team π§‘
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Wallet of Satoshi being removed from US app stores. Recommend moving funds from their platform.
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So if I already have the app is it going to get auto deleted or can I keep using it without updates until I find another lightning wallet?
Apple is being forced by EU laws to enable third party app stores by March 2024. Side loading apps is coming to iOS.
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@npub12su7...s8pk
Give @walletofsatoshi a follow
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sorry to hear that you're forced to exit the US market amidst the Governments attempt to control and regulate the entire crypto market in the US. I guess this is why we need more non-company app providers so that you can just tell them to fuck off. no company, no attack vector.
Ainda bem que moro no Brasil π
This sucks. This will be a serious setback for orange pilling and onboarding new users F
On boarding people to software that complies with the corrupt authoritarian US govt is not doing any real favors for anyone. WoS did the right thing to tell the US govt to GFY
give sideload option!
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Thank you for the service pleb, this is their loss not yours.
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Could you have possibly communicated this in a better way, for example announcing this intention, but giving users a month notice?
There are also many people who use @Wallet of Satoshi who are not regularly on social media. How will they know?
Over the spring/summer I had a phase where I was extremely doubtful of bitcoin, and honestly libertarianism as a whole. I'm in the process of coming out of that funk. Took too many black pills. That said, WoS thing should be a reminder that some black pills are necessary.
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When PWA or .apk?
Land of the Free π€‘
The amount of reactions says alot to how many people will be rugged
U.S Users with funds within the platform: π
Does anyone else notice this is a non-explanation?
Now that we know the truth, I'm less than optimistic than I was yesterday when I played the disappearance down. Voluntarily removing their app from the US app stores is one thing, but doing it on Thanksgiving Day when most American's will be busy and wouldn't notice is another. Any other day could have been chosen.
I wish you the best of luck, WoS, I truly do, but this was a less than optimal plan that was executed badly. If your plans change I'm the future and you come back to US markets or you implement a web version, it will be hard to trust you again.
Sorry Nostriches. I was wrong.
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"Sorry Nostriches. I was wrong."
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>Sorry Nostriches. I was wrong.
Respect for owning it, you've mostly always been reasonable. Time to learn and only "on-board" people the right way, even if it's at the cost of rapid adoption.
Thanks. I mostly onboard people to Mutiny and Zeus as it stands now ;) I can only think of a few times I recommended WoS. And when I did, I told people to free to their own self custodial solutions.
And you didnt give even a slight notice ahead of time because...?
self custodian π§
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rumors aside, this is what #wos has done...
#smij is disappointed. by them and many of the shit people are saying. too bad. plenty of shame to go around.
more than ever, we need to #grownostr
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open your code, give wallet our keys
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Time to allow users to backup their channel state and go full open source. I would donate if you guys did this.
Holy shit, it wasn't even regulatory! While still not truly a rug pull, this is a piss poor decision based solely on cowardice.
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Amazing
@ODELL was right - RIP WoS
Wooooooooooow! π
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This non-explanation explains much
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Why not build a PWA?
And pulled it on one of the biggest national holidays in the nation you're pulling it from? That's politician shit and has nothing to do with peace love or bitcoin.
And again, much like politicians, you don't actually tell us WHY.
I moved my Satoshiβs to Mutiny Wallet but fees are huge.
We have to create a channel to be able to zap in and out. But a good experienced!
Sad to hear you are departing βthe land of the free.β We have much work and bureaucratic firings that need to happen here. Much love.
Seriously...
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The exits are closing, y'all. Learn how to use decentralized alternatives like bisq.
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Just as we got done orange pilling our relatives at Thanksgiving π©
If you keep wanting to be compliant, you aren't going to be on the same side as Bitcoin
please tell us the legal reasons why... Call out the US authorities that don't want their people to have access to free market commodities like Bitcoin.
Maybe the US users can try Phoenix wallet instead?
Ofc.
Yo you guys should reach out to me. I might be able to help you in this matter. cosmichodl@protonmail.com
This seems strange timing.
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That's crazy news.
well well well π¦ @ODELL called it ...custody that isn't your own comes with risks frens
Sad day. Thank you for your service.
Any info on why this is happening? New regulation?
can we continue to use WoS if we aleady have it?
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what happened?
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"Land of the free"
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Phenomenal service. Please consider making WoS Open Source, providing a non-custodial option, direct downloads of the APK and sideloading for iOS.
Why
Because the US government
How
Has anything on this changed? My app just updated from Google Play.
There's this technology called a VPN
If your ability to use a wallet depends on what country you're in, you're doing it wrong.
