Why treating all tokens as securities would harm innovation
For decentralized networks, compliance would be impossible, and it would amount to a ban on trading
At least one member of Congress has suggested that crypto tokens, including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, should be treated as securities if the public invests in them. This is a wrongheaded...
Kraken is matching donations to Coin Center up to $1 million
An unprecedented act of support at our annual dinner.
The Coin Center Annual Dinner was a huge success. We were thrilled to see so many members of the cryptocurrency community come out to support Coin Center’s policy advocacy mission....
SEC Commissioner doesn’t want to pick cryptocurrency winners and losers.
Commissioner Hester Peirce added herself to the list of SEC officials making sensible comments about the agency’s role in regulating cryptocurrencies. At the Medici conference in Los Angeles last week...
SEC Chairman Clayton: Bitcoin is not a security.
In a hearing yesterday before the House Appropriations Committee, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton was asked by Congressman Stewart to clarify his view on how regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies could be...
In today’s hearing, Congressman Emmer (R-MN) had an excellent line of questioning for the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, on the subject of open blockchain...
Understanding the difference between a token pre-sale and the token itself
As Gary Gensler, former Chairman of the CFTC, said today at the MIT Technology Review Business of Blockchain conference, ether might be classed as a security. His message is important;...
Coin Center Travel Series: How cryptocurrency is being used around the world
We want to learn more about the growth of cryptocurrency technology in other countries, so we sent someone to find out.
When we speak to policymakers, we often point to the innovation happening overseas as a reminder that, even though the United States has traditionally had a strong position in digital...
SEC’s Clayton: Use of a token can evolve toward or away from being a security
In recent remarks, the chairman took a pragmatic stance on token fundraising for decentralized networks.
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton discussed his perspective on cryptocurrencies and token sales at a recent event at Princeton University. He made two very important points that are worth highlighting: He...
What does the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation mean for open blockchain networks?
That’s the question many are asking themselves ahead of the sweeping new law taking effect next month. Bloomberg gives us the gist: Under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation,...
Addressing concerns of illicit images on public blockchains
Before jumping to conclusions understand the claims being made and how the technology works.
There have been several press reports this week claiming that illegal images are stored on the Bitcoin blockchain, thus potentially creating a liability for anyone who has a copy of...