Paradigm argued that the charges against Roman Storm are irrational and unfair, citing long-standing US Treasury Department guidance that publishing software does not constitute money transmission

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The irrationality and unfairness of these charges cannot be overstated. The Treasury Department has long recognized that developers who publish software are not money transmitters. In 2014, the Obama Treasury Department explained that “the production and distribution of software, in and of itself, does not constitute acceptance and transmission of value.

The irrationality and unfairness of these charges cannot be overstated," Paradigm said. "The Treasury Department has long recognized that developers who publish software are not money transmitters.