Terms and Conditions

Last updated: 13 June 2026

These terms govern your use of Bitcoin Wave, operated by Contactualism Pty Ltd (ABN pending), an Australian company ("we", "us", "our"). By purchasing a license key or using Bitcoin Wave software, you agree to these terms.

1. What you're buying

A Bitcoin Wave license key grants you a one-time, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Bitcoin Wave installer (btcwave CLI) and associated configuration profiles to set up one Bitcoin node stack on one machine.

• Each key redeems once. It cannot be reused on a different machine.
• The underlying software (Bitcoin Knots, LND, Fulcrum, BTCPay) is open source and licensed under their respective licenses. Bitcoin Wave does not modify these programs.
• The Bitcoin Wave installer, skill file, MCP server, dashboard, and vault are open source under the MIT License. You may use, modify, and distribute them freely. The license key is for the orchestrated installation experience, not for the software itself.

2. Pricing and payment

• The license key is a one-time payment of $49 USD.
• Payment is processed by Stripe. We do not store your payment details.
• Prices may change for future purchases but will not affect existing keys.

3. Refunds

• If your key has not been redeemed, you may request a full refund within 30 days of purchase by emailing support@btcwave.app with your license key.
• If your key has been redeemed, refunds are at our discretion. If the installer failed due to a bug in our software (not hardware incompatibility or user error), we will refund or issue a replacement key.
• We cannot refund VPS hosting costs, hardware purchases, or any other third-party expenses you incur.

4. Your responsibilities

• Seed phrase security: You are solely responsible for your wallet seed phrase (24 words). We have no ability to recover, reset, or access your seed. If you lose it, your Bitcoin is permanently inaccessible. This is by design.
• Hardware and hosting: You are responsible for providing and maintaining suitable hardware or a VPS. We provide setup guides but do not guarantee compatibility with every configuration.
• Legal compliance: You are responsible for complying with the laws of your jurisdiction regarding Bitcoin ownership, operation of network nodes, and financial transactions.
• Security: You are responsible for securing your server (SSH credentials, firewall, physical access). Bitcoin Wave configures reasonable defaults (Tor, key-based auth where possible) but cannot prevent all attacks.

5. What we're NOT responsible for

• Loss of funds: We are not responsible for any loss of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency, whether from lost seed phrases, security breaches, software bugs in third-party software (Bitcoin Knots, LND, etc.), or any other cause.
• Third-party software: Bitcoin Wave installs open-source software maintained by independent communities. We curate the configuration but do not maintain or audit the underlying software. Bugs or vulnerabilities in Bitcoin Knots, LND, Fulcrum, or BTCPay are the responsibility of their respective maintainers.
• Network conditions: We cannot guarantee Bitcoin network performance, Lightning channel availability, transaction confirmation times, or fee estimates.
• AI agent behaviour: Bitcoin Wave provides an agent skill file and MCP server for agent integration. We are not responsible for the actions your AI agent takes, including but not limited to transactions it initiates. You are responsible for configuring appropriate autonomy limits.
• Hardware failures: We are not responsible for hardware failures, data loss from drive failure, power outages, or network disruptions.
• Tax obligations: We do not provide tax advice. You are responsible for understanding and meeting any tax obligations related to your Bitcoin transactions.

6. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, our total liability arising from or related to these terms or your use of Bitcoin Wave is limited to the amount you paid for your license key ($49 USD). We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of profits, data, or cryptocurrency.

7. No financial advice

Bitcoin Wave is infrastructure software. Nothing on btcwave.app, in our documentation, or in our software constitutes financial, investment, or legal advice. Running a Bitcoin node is a technical activity, not a financial recommendation. Make your own decisions about whether and how much to use Bitcoin.

8. Open source

All Bitcoin Wave repositories are published at github.com/btcwave under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, fork, and distribute the code without purchasing a license key. The key purchases the curated, integrated installation experience — not the code.

9. Intellectual property

The Bitcoin Wave name, logo, and btcwave.app domain are the property of Contactualism Pty Ltd. The software is MIT-licensed. "Bitcoin" is not trademarked and is used descriptively.

10. Changes to terms

We may update these terms. The current version is always at btcwave.app/terms. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Material changes will be announced on our GitHub.

11. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Disputes will be resolved in the courts of Queensland.

12. Contact

For questions about these terms: support@btcwave.app