Comments to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on “Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing, as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh January 22, 2024

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Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh January 4, 2024

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Comments to the Department of Treasury on “Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh November 9, 2023

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Coin Center Suggestions to Address Uncertain Tax Treatment of Digital Assets

by  Landon Zinda August 21, 2023

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Further Comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh June 7, 2023

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Comments to the Department of Treasury Regarding Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh August 3, 2022

This comment describes concretely why digital assets, and cryptocurrencies in particular, are essential to the operation of decentralized systems, and what the actual benefits of decentralization and disintermediation are for...

Comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh April 14, 2022

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Comments to the Thirty-First Legislature (2022) of the State of Hawaii on S.B. No. 3076 relating to special purpose digital currency licensure and S.B. 3025 relating to digital currency licensing program

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh February 10, 2022

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Proposals for Clarifying Laws Around Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies in Response to Requests for Feedback from Senator Pat Toomey

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh September 28, 2021

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Comments to the Financial Action Task Force on the March 2021 Draft updated Guidance for a risk-based approach to virtual assets and VASPs

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh April 20, 2021

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