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Non-prosecution promises are not enough: Courts must rule on devs and money transmission Developer Lewellen lays out what’s at stake for open-source speech and user privacy by Peter Van Valkenburgh July 2, 2026 Blog Financial Surveillance Privacy & Autonomy Michael Lewellen has filed his opening brief in the Fifth Circuit, arguing that software developers like him face a credible threat of prosecution for unlicensed money transmission and deserve a ruling on the merits about the limits of such prosecutions. Coin Center is supporting his fight because the chilling effect of these prosecutions
Non-prosecution promises are not enough: Courts must rule on devs and money transmission Developer Lewellen lays out what’s at stake for open-source speech and user privacy by Peter Van Valkenburgh July 2, 2026 Blog Financial Surveillance Privacy & Autonomy Michael Lewellen has filed his opening brief in the Fifth Circuit, arguing that software developers like him face a credible threat of prosecution for unlicensed money transmission and deserve a ruling on the merits about the limits of such prosecutions. Coin Center is supporting his fight because the chilling effect of these prosecutions
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