Comment on Show HN: Meklebar — Bitcoin escrow transaction helperparentComments−walden4212yI wonder what the legal implications are, as the money isn't exactly being sent to the escrow agent, and the agent doesn't have the ability to steal the funds for himself.−VMG12yIt could still be construed as aiding in criminal enterprise or something like that. Maybe not.−yebyen12yProviding the web service as a marketplace and serving up advertising (and collecting revenue from advertising fees)... maybePublishing your key in a way such that people you don't know can authorize you as an escrow agent to transactions you're not aware of... I hope not!
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I wonder what the legal implications are, as the money isn't exactly being sent to the escrow agent, and the agent doesn't have the ability to steal the funds for himself.
It could still be construed as aiding in criminal enterprise or something like that. Maybe not.
Providing the web service as a marketplace and serving up advertising (and collecting revenue from advertising fees)... maybe
Publishing your key in a way such that people you don't know can authorize you as an escrow agent to transactions you're not aware of... I hope not!