If a normal company suffered a loss on behalf of customers like this, someone in the C-suite is getting fired, and/or there's a large government-imposed fine/penalty, and lawsuits headed their way.
Just because your Money is FOSS doesn't excuse you from accountability (morally). It just means the legal system and government won't pursue you. But the free market might...
It just happens that blockstream's negligence, in this case, put them in the perfect position to be held accountable. Where previous examples of negligence only affected their users.
"hate" doesn't have to be a factor
If a normal company suffered a loss on behalf of customers like this, someone in the C-suite is getting fired, and/or there's a large government-imposed fine/penalty, and lawsuits headed their way.
Just because your Money is FOSS doesn't excuse you from accountability (morally). It just means the legal system and government won't pursue you. But the free market might...
It just happens that blockstream's negligence, in this case, put them in the perfect position to be held accountable. Where previous examples of negligence only affected their users.