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maybe even a judge will see that the Lightning Notwork is an intermediary.. another financial institution which needs to comply with regulation.

"a register of transactions recorded in the Bitcoin blockchain which is visible to all participants"
makes it clear that witnesses, segregated, is a completely different system.

"enables the movement of all bitcoin to be traced"

"A key object of the Bitcoin System is to be a low-cost micro payment system"
Media will have to quote from these documents :)