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CFTC Chairman Giancarlo: “We owe it this new generation to respect their enthusiasm about virtual currencies with a thoughtful and balanced response, not a dismissive one.”
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Today in Congress Rep. Sherman called for a bill to ban all cryptocurrencies.
This is why Coin Center is needed in DC now more than ever.
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Joint statement in support of the
@RonWyden
@CynthiaMLummis
@SenToomey
amendment that explicitly excludes validators, hardware and software wallet makers, and protocol devs from the expanded definition of a broker.
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SEC Chairman Clayton: Bitcoin is not a security.
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We demonstrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network in Congress.
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SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: "I want to go back to separating ICOs and cryptocurrencies. ICOs that are securities offerings, we should regulate them like we regulate securities offerings. End of story."
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SEC Chairman Clayton: Bitcoin is not a security.
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Watch
@valkenburgh
try to explain how cryptocurrencies can fill in the gaps for those who are not lucky enough to have access a robust financial system
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Treasury’s new DeFi risk assessment relies on ill-fitting frameworks and makes potentially unconstitutional recommendations.
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§6050I requires counterparties to surveil each other, even without an intermediary.
@alliance_pos
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Video of Coin Center demonstrating a Lightning Network microtransaction in Congress with a candy dispenser
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Without cryptocurrency, a cashless society is a surveillance society.
Our latest report:
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Analysis: What is and what is not a sanctionable entity in the Tornado Cash case.
By treating autonomous code as a “person” OFAC exceeds its statutory authority.
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@NeerajKA
Thank you Universe for giving us unanimous consent on the Lummis-Warner compromise
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We must protect our ability to transact privately online
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The IRS has told Congress that it will issue new cryptocurrency tax guidance soon. ]
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The Unintended(?) Consequences of the STABLE Act
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Congress takes a step toward a de minimis exemption for everyday cryptocurrency transactions
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The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved the trading of privacy-protecting cryptocurrency.
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The ability to self-custody is an essential part of Bitcoin. We choose to hold our own coins and will fight for your right to do so too.
Thank you to
@CasaHODL
for helping us self-custody our donations. The setup was simple & the service is great. Not your keys, not your coins.
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Watch
@valkenburgh
explain the difference between Bitcoin and centralized digital currencies like Mr. Robot's Ecoin
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Here is
@valkenburgh
's testimony: The public internet needs public payments infrastructure
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Coin Center newsletter: U.S. Sanction of Tornado Cash curtails the rights of all Americans
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Congressional staff watches as Coin Center's
@jerrybrito
&
@valkenburgh
demonstrate Bitcoin Lightning Network transactions in Congress for the first time ever
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How can law enforcement leverage the blockchain in investigations?
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Coin Center just demonstrated a cryptocurrency microtransaction in Congress by posting this picture with Rep. Emmer to Peepeth
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Treasury’s proposed ‘broker’ rules expand surveillance well beyond a ‘third party doctrine’ that’s already stretched thin
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What is a decentralized exchange?
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"A young innovator dreaming of building the financial infrastructure of the future would be best-advised to leave the U.S.” -
@valkenburgh
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Provision in the America COMPETES Act would allow Treasury to secretly prohibit any kind of transaction it deems a “concern” without any public notice or input.
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Coin Center has filed a court challenge against the Treasury Dept. over unconstitutional financial surveillance
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The SEC and CFTC are taking the right approach to ICO scams.
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A Midnight Rule for Cryptocurrency Transaction Reports
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Congress is positive on cryptocurrency in new major economic report extensively citing our work.
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Please take a moment to call and RT. It will make a difference.
🚨
#Cryptocurency
Red Alert 🚨
There is a
#Crypto
provision hidden in a must-pass bill that will allow mass-surveillance of the crypto-economy. Luckily, an amendment has been introduced that addresses these issues.
Tell your Senator to support it ASAP at
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We are glad to see the SEC tackle yet another apparent scam dressed up as a legitimate cryptocurrency project. By all indications the agency has taken a thoughtful and measured approach to fraudulent initial coin offerings.
AriseBank got caught selling an alleged ICO to investors and the SEC
shined a light and put a stop to the fake scheme
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We are on it and will provide an update when we can share more.
JUST IN: U.S. Senate to discuss cryptocurrency, Bitcoin risks at February hearing with top markets regulators - source
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SEC Commissioner proposes safe harbor for projects that raise funds to build decentralized networks
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The Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act has just been offered as an amendment to H.R. 1 by
@repdavid
&
@repjaredpolis
More info:
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How I explained cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in the Senate
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Congress is positive on cryptocurrency in new major economic report extensively citing Coin Center work.
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Congress warns Treasury on unusually short cryptocurrency short rulemaking
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Making sense of Lightning network nodes and money transmission licensing
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SEC Chairman Clayton: Bitcoin is not a security.
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I am verifying my ownership of Coin Center is educating policy makers about public blockchains on Gitcoin Grants at . 🔥🙌🎆🎆🎈🎊
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Coin Center statement on the SEC's theDAO investigative report.
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A new study finds less than 1% of Bitcoin transactions to exchanges are illicit.
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Congress is positive on cryptocurrency in new major economic report extensively citing Coin Center work.
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We must protect our ability to transact privately online
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“In the pure cryptocurrency space the examples that people cite are Bitcoin or Ethereum. That’s not in our direct jurisdiction.” - SEC Chairman Jay Clayton in a hearing just now
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FinCEN raises major licensing problem for ICOs in new letter to Congress.
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FinCEN’s new cryptocurrency guidance matches Coin Center recommendations
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Coin Center’s
@valkenburgh
to testify in upcoming Congressional hearing on cryptocurrencies and ICOs.
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The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is an opportunistic, unconstitutional assault on cryptocurrency self custody, developers, and node operators
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The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2022 was introduced with bipartisan sponsors in the Senate today.
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Coin Center is suing OFAC over its Tornado Cash sanction
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New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance
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Grayscale is matching donations to Coin Center up to $1 million
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The Coin Center Annual Dinner 2022 will be held in Austin, TX on June 10.
Sponsor your table today:
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What is the Lightning Network and how can it help Bitcoin scale?
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Why Americans with funds locked in Tornado Cash smart contracts may have constitutional grounds to challenge in court.
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We must protect our ability to transact privately online
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Watch
@valkenburgh
try to explain how cryptocurrencies can fill in the gaps for those who are not lucky enough to have access to a robust financial system
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The bills have been introduced:
- Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act – H.R. 6974
- Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets Act – H.R. 6973
- Blockchain Resolution – H.Res. 1102
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New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance
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We are thrilled to announce that
@Landon
has joined the Coin Center team as our new policy counsel.
Landon’s extensive knowledge and experience at the intersection of crypto and Capitol Hill is a perfect complement to our mission advocating for open networks.
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Following
@valkenburgh
's recent Congressional testimony, we have published his answers to additional questions for the record asked by members of the committee
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New crypto sanctions bill targets publishing code, facilitating transactions
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In congressional testimony
@valkenburgh
describes the jurisdictional differences between regulating cryptocurrencies that are securities, like many ICOs, and those that aren’t, like Bitcoin and Ethereum
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Guest Post: Former DOJ AML Chief considers the unintended consequences of unhosted wallet restrictions and the regulatory benefits of cryptocurrency adoption
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“Expansive” standards for surveillance threaten human autonomy—our message to FATF
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A bill that would clarify securities law for tokens and improve the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies was just introduced in Congress.
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QZ: The US senate just learned what bitcoiners mean by “hodl”
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If you donate to Coin Center in May it will go twice as far thanks to Kraken
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Multi-sig wallets, decentralized exchanges, and privacy protecting cryptocurrency developers are not regulated
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The Federal Reserve of St. Louis has published an excellent paper on payment systems and privacy.
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The SEC published much-needed guidance on tokens and trading.
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IRS Cryptocurrency guidance answers some questions while raising messy new ones.
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Congress is positive on cryptocurrency in new major economic report extensively citing Coin Center work.
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The long-awaited FATF crypto guidance is not as bad as it could have been, but still flawed
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Without cryptocurrency, a cashless society is a surveillance society
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No, ether is not a security.
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UPDATED POST: SEC Chairman Clayton just confirmed Commission staff analysis that found Ethereum (and cryptos like it) are not securities.
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If you've been thinking about supporting our policy advocacy mission, now is the time.
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Does the Merge change how Ethereum is regulated? (No.)
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The New York State Department of Financial Services just approved the trading of privacy-protecting cryptocurrency.
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BREAKING NEWS: The ULC’s model act for digital currency businesses has passed. Here’s why it’s good for Bitcoin.
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A new study finds less than 1% of Bitcoin transactions to exchanges are illicit.
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Permissionless networks, like Bitcoin or the internet, are unfortunately used by criminals, but are not the root cause of crime.
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Ahead of tomorrow's SEC & CFTC hearing
@valkenburgh
reminds us: Cryptocurrencies are far from unregulated
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Without privacy, do we really want a digital dollar?
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Congress takes a step toward a de minimis exemption for everyday cryptocurrency transactions
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Congressman Emmer stands up for cryptocurrency innovation and gets important regulatory clarification from the SEC.
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