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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 ๐Ÿงก

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Obviously you've been pushed to do this. Been seeing this for years with CEXs, and wallets. It was just a matter of time. #Bitcoin is NOT compatible with fiat, you can't marry the two. Self-custody is a pillar of the Bitcoin ethos, and its eco-system, as well as P2P TXing. Many of these services try to bridge the gap, there is no gap, there's an option to be taken. Opt out of fiat, or don't. It's a hard truth. I understand the valuable service you guys provide, but it's important to consider that as the lightning experience improves over time, keeping custody of users' funds is not the way to go - decentralisation of control is a way to cover yourselves. The separation of money and state is a fight. To them, you're collateral.
Todo mundo se esta haciendo eco de lo que sucede con las tiendas de Apple en USA y la prohibiciรณn o los bloqueos que pueden realizar a las aplicaciones, como es el caso de @Wallet of Satoshi y @ZEUS (como ejemplo). Siempre he defendido y lo seguirรฉ haciendo, la libertad de las empresas a poner sus reglas. "Mi casa, mis normas!". Pero tambiรฉn seguirรฉ diciendo y abogando para que abramos los ojos y veamos que existen alternativas, incluso mejores (y no va por WoS), que ademรกs de darte mayor libertad, te dan mejor servicio y de manera soberana. El futuro nos alcanza, la libertad se esta volviendo un tesoro, no lo dejes pasar, valoralo y esfuรฉrzate por entenderlo y ponerla en prรกctica, requiere un esfuerzo, si, pero la libertad lo merece! View quoted note โ†’
Taking tough decisions by a team always deserves respect. My Respect goes out to @Wallet of Satoshi for not beeing bend by the US ruleset and go their own way to deliver freedome and resist KYC for all of us. There is no Lightning with KYC. This must be understood. I really hope that you guys use this tough decision for a political statement towards the authorities that violate your freedome. I liked what you do. But now you deserve even somd love guys! Keep on developing the freedome. View quoted note โ†’
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. View quoted note โ†’