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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

Banking for Virtual Currency Companies

Robin Weisman moderates a panel discussing the difficulty digital currency businesses have had in securing banking relationships. This took place at the Consensus 2016 conference, hosted by CoinDesk, Digital Currency Group and Coin Center. 

Moderators: Robin Weisman, Coin Center Panelists: Alan Lane, Silvergate Bank Ted Rogers, Xapo Pratin Vallabhaneni, Arnold & Porter  

Unlocking the Power of Smart Contracts

Peter Van Valkenburgh joins a panel discussing the the applications and implications of smart contracts.

This took place at the Consensus 2016 conference, hosted by CoinDesk, Digital Currency Group and Coin Center. 

Coin Center’s Brito skeptical about Bitcoin creator claims

Jerry Brito talks with Reuters' Bobbi Rebell about Craig Wright the Australian tech entrepreneur who says he is the creator of Bitcoin.

Where things Stand with Cryptocurrency & Public Policy

Jerry Brito gives an overview of the regulatory landscape at a cryptocurrency policy conference that Coin Center teamed up with the Cato institute to produce.

The Fourth Amendment Challenge

Jerry Brito moderates a panel discussion of the fourth ammendment questions raised by this technology at a cryptocurrency policy conference that Coin Center teamed up with the Cato institute to...

The Consumer Protection Challenge

Peter van Valkenburgh moderates a panel on the consumer protections questions raised by this technology at a cryptocurrency policy conference that Coin Center teamed with the Cato Institute to produce. 

Moderator: Peter Van Valkenburgh, Director of Research, Coin Center Panelists: Margaret Liu, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Conference of State Bank Supervisors Marco A. Santori, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop...

We tell Washington: an open global blockchain is the innovation that matters

Jerry Brito lays out the case for decentralized, open, permissionless ledgers at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC.

Last week we helped the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy organize “Beyond bitcoin: The future of blockchain and disruptive financial technologies,” a roundtable discussion among industry,...

Regulatory approaches to Bitcoin’s fast paced innovation

Jerry Brito makes the case at a Brookings Institution event to allow this technology to develop and only intervene where there is a clear problem--especially since the technology will continue to...