Coin Center files comment in CFTC proceeding on Ethereum
A few months ago LabCFTC, the division of the agency dealing with innovative financial products, put out a request for information to better understand the Ethereum network and ecosystem that...
How the CFTC can take a pro-innovation posture while maintaining orderly markets
A CFTC Commissioner responds to Coin Center’s thinking on publishing code and regulation
This past fall, I made a speech in Dubai to highlight what I believe will be a fundamental challenge for financial regulators in the coming years: how do regulators apply...
A response to the agency's request for more information about Ether, the Ethereum network, and the ecosystem that has developed around it
A direct download of this comment is available here.
We must protect our ability to transact privately online
Without cryptocurrency, a cashless society is a surveillance society
A question we often get when talking to policymakers and congressional staff is whether cryptocurrency is anonymous. And if it is, what can be done to address it? The implication...
Why Private Peer-to-Peer Payments are Essential to an Open Society
Cash is more than a method of payment. It is a fundamental tool for individual privacy and autonomy, and it is necessary for an open society. This paper shows that...
Coin Center Travel Series: Kyoto, Japan
Regulatory reactions following prominent cryptocurrency thefts has created a less-than-friendly environment for innovators.
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. As recently as August 2018 some referred to Japan as the “the...
We demonstrated the Bitcoin Lightning Network in Congress.
Earlier today, Coin Center hosted a briefing in Congress in conjunction with the Congressional Blockchain Caucus. We covered the basics of cryptocurrency, why it’s exciting, and went through some the...
As any cryptocurrency entrepreneur will tell you, getting a BitLicense is difficult and costly. Not only that, but as written the regulation has grey areas relating to custody, requires state...
Coin Center Travel Series: Chiang Mai, Thailand
A small yet savvy technical community remains hopeful for regulatory clarity
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. The cryptocurrency community in Chiang Mai is transitioning from an organic, spontaneous...
Today, Reps. Warren Davidson and Darren Soto introduced the Token Taxonomy Act, which includes several common-sense changes to federal law. First, the bill would amend the definition of “security” in...