> What defines "operating"? Does it mean you are physically based there? Your infrastructure being there? Your company registration? Your bank account? Etc.
For globally distributed businesses governments can and will target payment processors.
> The internet has no "customs" equivalent though
We can thank regulators for not understanding this "computer" thing. This environment gave the industry 20 years of innovation. Nothing more depressing than dealing with custom and special snowflakes regulations (most of the time, to protect some local rent-seeker!).
In this case, BC can do whatever it wants, they have no jurisdiction. They might as well claim ownership of the moon.
For globally distributed businesses governments can and will target payment processors.
> The internet has no "customs" equivalent though
We can thank regulators for not understanding this "computer" thing. This environment gave the industry 20 years of innovation. Nothing more depressing than dealing with custom and special snowflakes regulations (most of the time, to protect some local rent-seeker!).
In this case, BC can do whatever it wants, they have no jurisdiction. They might as well claim ownership of the moon.