Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Supporting Responsible Innovation
We tell the OCC why it should create a federal fintech charter.
Coin Center filed this comment letter responding to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s request for comment on its recent white paper on innovation. In it, we praise...
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Jerry Brito gives the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology an overview of cryptocurrencies and discusses some their potential applications. A full transcript of this conversation is available...
Slides from Consensus Workshop: Regulating the Blockchain
There was a jam-packed morning of Bitcoin and Blockchain legal discourse at Day 3 of this years Consensus conference. Coin Center was grateful for the opportunity to program this workshop.
There was a jam-packed morning of Bitcoin and Blockchain legal discourse at Day 3 of this years Consensus conference. Coin Center was grateful for the opportunity to program this workshop....
What Coin Center believes in, and what we do
The full text of Executive Director Jerry Brito’s remarks at the Coin Center Annual Dinner.
Last week, Coin Center held its annual dinner alongside the Consensus 2016 conference in NYC. With over 250 attendees, it was a smashing success. Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures...
Jerry Brito on what Coin Center believes in, and what we do
In his remarks at the Coin Center Annual Dinner, Jerry Brito lays out what Coin Center does to protect and foster Bitcoin innovation.
Bitcoin: A Primer for Policymakers
This plain language guide describes how the digital currency works and addresses many of the common misconceptions about it.
Introducing the Delaware Blockchain Initiative
Jack Markell, Governor of Delaware joined Consensus 2016 for a keynote outlining his state's innovative approach to attracting blockchain businesses. The initiative was then discussed by its creators on a panel moderated by Coin Center's Jerry Brito.
Overcoming Obstacles to Banking Virtual Currency Businesses
Reports that cryptocurrency businesses have had difficulties in getting banked have circulated in the popular press and industry lore for years. Coin Center partnered with law firm Arnold & Porter LLP to interview banks and companies of all sizes to document this difficulty.
Virtual currency businesses (“VCBs”) offer an alternative payment rail to traditional banks and financial institutions. In order to operate, though, VCBs themselves rely on banks to conduct fundamental payment, savings,...
Fred Wilson on his continued belief in Bitcoin and the blockchain
"If they aren't laughing at you, you're working on the wrong thing." Veteran investor Fred Wilson, co-founder of Union Square Ventures, delivers remarks at the Coin Center Annual Dinner.
The Future of Blockchain Regulation
Top current and former senior government officials shared high-level views on the evolving policy landscape for digital currency and blockchain technologies at the Consensus 2016 conference.
Moderator: Jerry Brito, Coin Center Panelists: J. Christopher Giancarlo, CFTC Benjamin Lawsky, The Lawsky Group Mark Wetjen, DTCC