What it means and what happens next
It has become a quadrennial holiday tradition in crypto policy for the outgoing administration to release a civil-liberties-damaging rulemaking at the last possible moment, the midnight period before a new...
Author: Neeraj Agrawal
If Budget Reconciliation is used for Tax Provisions, Crypto should be Included
If crypto is used to generate revenue, it should also get some clearer tax rules
In the wake of a political sea change in Washington, Republicans have begun discussing tax changes for next year. The discussion centers around a process known as “budget reconciliation” and...
Coin Center’s Top Policy Priorities for 2025
Our agenda to protect developers and users of open blockchain networks
Recently we published our analysis of the changing crypto policy landscape following the elections. Now we’d like to offer you a list of our top outstanding policy issues and potential...
Glass Houses and Tornados — Keynote at Devcon SEA
Peter Van Valkenburgh reprises the story of Clearville for the Ethereum community
The Tornado Cash sanctions and criminal prosecutions have challenged longstanding assumptions within crypto about the limits of money transmission licensing, money laundering statutes, and sanctions laws. They've also revealed a...
Coin Center’s Analysis of the Crypto Policy Landscape Following the Elections
Crypto got a lot of attention in the recent election, and many are wondering how friendly the new administration and Congress will be. In a nutshell, we expect things to...
The Parable of Clearville, the Land of Glass Houses
Peter Van Valkenburgh tells the a story of Tornado Cash's importance in the style of a children's storybook at the first DC Privacy Summit.
Amicus Brief in Beba and DeFi Education Fund’s Opposition to Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss
A direct download of this brief is available here.
Jarrett takes IRS back to court in fight over crypto block rewards
We are supporting his new case to keep pressure on the agency after it punted the first time
Today Josh Jarrett filed a new lawsuit challenging the IRS’s taxation of block rewards, and Coin Center is pleased to be assisting him in this litigation. We have been advocating...
Analysis: The disappointing denial of Tornado dev’s motion to dismiss
Inconsistent choices amid overlapping law skips over the serious issues at play and sets up for a dangerous precedent
Recently Judge Katherine Polk Failla offered her reasons for denying a motion to dismiss the charges against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. Storm has been charged in the Southern District...
After a decade of defending crypto rights, we’re passing the torch to a new generation of leadership to continue the fight for privacy and innovation.
Coin Center celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this year, which was an incredible milestone, and we think it’s the right time for another one. At the end of the year...