Second Letter to California State Assembly
A second letter regarding the California State Assembly's virtual currency bill.
Coin Center submitted this letter to the California State Assembly regarding AB 1326 Virtual Currency. The bill, which recently passed through the Assembly, would establish a licensing regime for businesses dealing...
New Backgrounder: Why are there so many Bitcoin Scams?
Researcher Ben Doernberg delves into the factors causing a high rate of scams involving cryptocurrency.
Coin Center has published a new backgrounder, “Why are there so many Bitcoin Scams?,” to address the high rate of fraud which has plagued the Bitcoin space in its early...
New York BitLicense Falls Short
Innovation under threat in New York as confusing language remains.
Washington, DC -- The final language of New York's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) BitLicense, released today, contains several provisions which will impede digital currency innovation in the state. Coin Center,...
New Backgrounder: What are Micropayments and How does Bitcoin Enable Them?
Chris Smith of BitMesh explains the advantages Bitcoin brings to micropayments and the basic structure of micropayment channels.
Coin Center has published a new backgrounder, “What are Micropayments and How does Bitcoin Enable Them?,” to break down the components of Bitcoin micropayment channels and describe how they work...
Our thoughts on the BitLicense: California is Winning
The final version of the BitLicense is out and it has failed to address our two top concerns: vague defintions and a discriminatory state-level anti-money laundering regime.
The final version of the BitLicense [PDF] is out and it has failed to address our two top concerns: an overbroad definition of virtual currency business activity and an unprecedented and discriminatory state-level anti-money...
Tracking Bitcoin Regulation State by State
To help the public better understand what proposals are currently in play at the state level, today Coin Center is releasing a State Digital Currency Regulation Tracker.
The New York Department of Financial Services will likely release a first-of-its-kind digital-currency-specific state regulation, the BitLicense, within days. They’ll soon be joined by a growing number of states that...
Bitcoin’s Regulatory Nightmare Is About to Get More Frightening
Let’s say you want to start a Bitcoin company in the U.S., chances are you’re going to need a Money Transmitter License, or rather 51 of them, because 47 states...
Our Principles and Framework for State Digital Currency Regulation
How lawmakers can protect digital currency consumers without harming innovation.
The New York Department of Financial Services will soon release what will be the first-of-its-kind digital-currency-specific regulation, the BitLicense. And following in its wake, a growing number of states have...
Coin Center welcomes OKLink as first international benefactor
OKLink joins a chorus of leading companies in the Bitcoin space calling for sound public policy concerning the technology.
Coin Center is pleased to announce that OKLink, the consumer product of the leading Chinese Bitcoin exchange OKCoin, has become the first international company to join the ranks of Coin...
New backgrounder: How can law enforcement leverage the blockchain in investigations?
Former federal prosecutor Jason Weinstein explains how the nature of Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain can be good news for law enforcement, and how law enforcement can ultimately be good news for Bitcoin.
Coin Center has published a new backgrounder, “How can law enforcement leverage the blockchain in investigations?,” to better explain how law enforcement is employing bitcoin technology in its investigations. Former...