Peter Van Valkenburg on Lightning & The Law

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Interview location: Skype
Interview date: Thursday 11th April, 2019
Company: Coin Center
Role: Research Director

The regulatory lens of Bitcoin is also now on the Lightning Network, and there are questions around how regulations might apply to node operators and custodial wallet providers. Should they require a money transmission license? Should they be subject to KYC/AML requirements?

While Bitcoin companies have adapted to the regulatory requirements and secured licenses as required, the requirements for the Lightning Network are a little less clear.

Coin Center is working with regulators to advocate those node operators should not require a money transmission license. In this interview, I talk with Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh about the work they are doing and how regulations might affect aspects of the Lightning Network.

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Helpful Links:

Connect with Peter:
- On Twitter @valkenburgh
- Peter’s Blog: http://www.petervv.com
- On the ZCash Foundation Website
- On the Coin Center Website
- On LinkedIn
- On Medium

Connect with Coin Center:
- Website: https://coincenter.org/
- Donate
- On Twitter
- On LinkedIn

Mentioned in the interview:
- Electronic Cash, Decentralized Exchange, and the Constitution
- A Duty to Answer: Six Basic Questions and Recommendations for the IRS on Crypto Taxes
- Making sense of Lightning network nodes and money transmission licensing
- Money transmission licensing
- ‘They sent four people who didn’t know anything about blockchain:’ Bittrex claps back after brutal BitLicense rejection
- Carpenter v. United States

Other relevant WBD podcasts:
- WBD094: Nic Carter & Pierre Rochard on the Economics of The Lightning Network
- WBD093: Jack Mallers on Lightning Design and UX
- WBD092: Christian Decker - An Introduction to The Lightning Network
- WBD074: Matt Corallo on How Bitcoin Works
- WBD068: Peter Todd on the Essence of Bitcoin
- WBD049: Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburg on Preserving the Freedom to Innovate with Public Blockchains
- WBD018: Bitcoin Scaling and Lightning Network with Jameson Lopp
- WBD017: Why Small Blocks are Important for Bitcoin with Samson Mow

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