Announcing the Digital Currency & Ledger Defense Coalition
Over 50 lawyers that focus on the legal issues facing digital currency users have formed a coalition to connect their users with pro bono legal resources.
Organizations like the ACLU, the Institute for Justice, and the EFF have long looked out for the rights of those in need. In the past, the EFF has even defended...
Bipartisan Blockchain Caucus formed in Congress
The bipartisan caucus is dedicated to the development and advancement of sound public policy toward cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based technologies.
Today we’re happy to let you know that Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced the formation of the new bipartisan Congressional Blockchain Caucus dedicated to the...
Congressional letter to OCC: Will you support open blockchain networks?
That’s the gist of a new letter from Rep. David Schweikert to Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry. Citing work by Coin Center, the letter asks the OCC several...
Are you interested in the policy factors affecting open blockchain networks? Or just want to understand what it is Coin Center actually does? Now is your opportunity to ask. We...
Could your decentralized token project run afoul of securities laws?
We are at Devcon2 in Shanghai this week, where research director Peter Van Valkenburgh gave a talk on how securities regulators look at decentralized tokens and what developers should think about before issuing them.
Greetings from Shanghai and the Ethereum Foundation's Devcon2. Monday morning local time I presented a talk on Regulatory Considerations for Dapp (Decentralized Applicaiton) Development. It was the first non-panel talk...
The OCC just took a big step toward creating a national fintech charter.
Recent moves by the agency seem to indicate that it may be moving toward creating the type of Federal fintech charter that we have been calling for.
Such a charter is something we’ve been advocating for some time. In a speech on Tuesday, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry didn’t say let on what the OCC...
Today Congress looks at a resolution calling for a pro-Bitcoin national policy.
The bipartisan H. Res. 835 will be before Congress today. Coin Center applauds its forward-thinking leadership in encouraging the development of open blockchain networks and ensuring the United States' long term competitiveness in FinTech.
The bipartisan H. Res. 835, which was introduced in July by Rep. Adam Kinzinger and co-sponsored by Rep. Tony Cardenas, will be before the House today. Coin Center supports this...
Coin Center has been named to this year’s POLITICO 50 list of top DC influencers.
Our executive director Jerry Brito, along with advisory board members Marc Andreessen and Fred Wilson all made the list as the “money men of the future.” The POLITICO 50 list...
Letter of Support for Congressional Fintech Policy Resolution
We applaud House Resolution 835 for forward-thinking leadership in encouraging the development of open digital currency networks and other financial technologies.
A direct download of this letter is available here.
The Federal Trade Commission held a workshop on ransomware yesterday.
The three-panel event focused on cybersecurity issues, including how to protect oneself from infection and what to do if your data is encrypted. Coin Center was there and we were...