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Comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the Proposed Interpretation on Virtual Currency “Actual Delivery” in Retail Transactions

We ask for clarity in the agency's interpretetion of the rule and suggest that cryptocurrencies that are commodities, like Bitcoin and Ethereum, should be treated the same as other commodities, like gold. 

A direct download of this letter is available here. 

Congress is positive on cryptocurrency in new major economic report extensively citing Coin Center work.

The Joint Economic Committee of the Congress has submitted it’s 2018 Joint Economic Report. For the first time, the report includes a chapter on cryptocurrencies [PDF] that we are pleased...

House Financial Services Committee: Examining Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets

Testimony before the Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee More information.

Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh to testify in upcoming Congressional hearing on cryptocurrencies and ICOs.

Our director of research has been invited to testify at next week's House Financial Services committee hearing entitled “Examining the Cryptocurrencies and ICO Markets.”  Livestreams are typically available on committee websites when the...

FinCEN raises major licensing problem for ICOs in new letter to Congress.

Nearly a year ago Coin Center released a report highlighting a looming ambiguity in FinCEN’s interpretation of federal anti-money-laundering laws: whether or not token sellers are money transmitters who are...

How can cryptocurrency make the internet a more inclusive, liberated space?

Today’s internet is one of online censorship and surveillance. Maybe cryptocurrency can fix that.

Those of us who live in countries that have unrestricted, uncensored access to the internet can consider ourselves lucky (approximately 24% of the world’s population). We access the information or...

These members of Congress are applauding the CFTC and SEC’s light touch approach to cryptocurrencies.

Reps. Jared Polis and David Schweikert, co-chairs of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, along with Rep. Tom Emmer, sent a letter to CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Chairman Jay Clayton...

Coin Center at the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee Public Meeting

Executive Director Jerry Brito discussed recent developments in the cryptocurrency regulatory landscape. Jump to Jerry's opening statement.

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The volume on Bitcoin in DC has recently been turned up to eleven. As we saw from this week’s hearing, Federal regulators have their eye on cryptocurrencies. Coin Center has...

Early bird tickets are now available for the Coin Center Annual Dinner.

Blockchain’s night out is back! Get your tickets to our annual dinner—a fundraising gala in support of our policy advocacy mission. Get tickets now! Coin Center Annual Dinner May 14,...