Photos from the 2019 Coin Center Annual Dinner now available.
Thank you to everyone who came out for our most successful fundraising gala yet. It was a pleasure to host some of the best and brightest from the cryptocurrency world...
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The IRS has told Congress that it will issue new cryptocurrency tax guidance soon.
In a new letter, the IRS Commissioner said he has “made it a priority” to issue additional guidance on crypto taxation. Last week, Commissioner Charles Rettig responded to an April...
FinCEN’s new cryptocurrency guidance matches Coin Center recommendations
Multi-sig wallets, decentralized exchanges, and privacy protecting cryptocurrency developers are not regulated
Today the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new guidance on how the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) applies to cryptocurrencies and its users. Here’s our initial analysis of that guidance...
Evaluating estimates of Bitcoin electricity use
Untangling an increasingly important question
Bitcoin and similar proof-of-work cryptocurrencies use electricity to secure their networks. All over the world, data centers are humming away, performing the calculations needed to provide that security. Those computers...
Estimating Bitcoin Electricity Use: A Beginner’s Guide
Summarizing complexities and pitfalls in analyzing the electricity demand of new information technology, focusing on Bitcoin, the mostly widely used cryptocurrency
The rapid emergence of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has taken many in the energy sector by surprise. This report summarizes complexities and pitfalls in analyzing the electricity demand of new...
Coin Center Travel Series: Bogota, Colombia
Despite regulatory chasms, the promise of a more transparent system is alluring
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. During my two months in Colombia, it was clear that there are...
Coin Center Travel Series: Lima, Peru
A tiny community of technologists sees hope in decentralized networks
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. The first stop in Latin American leg for this series stood in...
Peter Van Valkenburgh discusses regulatory concerns around the lightning network and similarly designed scaling solutions.
Congress just sent a letter to the IRS about “urgent need for guidance” on crypto taxes.
Today, 21 members of Congress, led by Rep. Tom Emmer, sent a letter asking the agency to issue needed guidance on the tax consequences and basic reporting requirements for taxpayers...
Congressional report on cryptocurrency cites multiple Coin Center resources.
Last week, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which serves as nonpartisan shared staff to congressional committees and Members of Congress and operates solely at the behest of and under the...