Why bitcoin.org promotes third party wallets?

[jl2012]

If you don't have exclusive right to move your bitcoin, you don't have any bitcoin. The balance shown in the wallet is only Bitcoin IOU, not Bitcoin.

With OP_CLTV, and the upcoming OP_CSV and segwit, users can retain exclusive right to move their bitcoin in a third party wallet (with time cost), with _all_ benefits of third party wallet, e.g. instant payment, instant exchange, green address. Third party wallets should be given a grace period to upgrade before they get delisted.

[crwatkins]

Current bitcoin.org listing criteria found at https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/blob/master/README.md#wallets specify the conditions under which wallets (including custodial wallets) are listed. I've started a discussion at #1109 soliciting input which will very likely lead to a proposal for a separate category for such wallets and perhaps new listing criteria.

[ABISprotocol]

Thank you @crwatkins

[wbnns]

@jl2012 Hello, thanks for contributing and sharing your thoughts on this issue. This will be addressed alongside #1109.