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Resolve Project -> {Collaborator,Giver} asymmetry
The four criteria for our payment processor exemption to regulation as a money transmitter are:[1] 1. we must facilitate the purchase of goods or services, or the payment of bills for goods or services; 2. we must operate through clearance and settlement systems that admit only BSA-regulated financial institutions; 3. we must provide our service pursuant to a formal agreement; and 4. our agreement must be at a minimum with the seller that provides the goods or services and receives the funds. Therefore, I think it's a good idea to state right up front that we are "a platform to facilitate payments for goods or services." This also gives us a chance to define Work before referring to it later. I don't believe that the "to facilitate this agreement" language that this PR removes is entangled with our regulatory status. Instead, this PR simplifies those clauses by referring to "any agreement." [1] gratipay/inside.gratipay.com#192 (comment)
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