Some Personal News…

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...

Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance

Testimony before the House Financial Services Committee

Find more information on this hearing here.

Is published speech regulated by the CFTC?

Don’t ask the CFTC - they won’t tell you.

This week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took a notable action against Uniswap Labs which creates more questions than the answers it provides. This follows a line of CFTC...

ETHBerlin04 Keynote: Are there limits to the reach of US Sanctions laws?

Two victories in our fight against unconstitutional financial surveillance.

We won an appeal of the dismissal of our 6050I lawsuit and the draft IRS broker reporting forms no longer include software devs.

Today we’re happy to share two incremental but important victories in our fight to protect the rights of cryptocurrency developers and users. First, Coin Center has won an important appeal...

Senators take a step toward a de minimis capital gains exemption for everyday cryptocurrency transactions

The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act has been Reintroduced in the Senate

The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act was introduced by Senator Ted Budd and cosponsored by Senators Kyrsten Sinema, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Cynthia Lummis. The bill creates a sensible de minimis...

What the heck happened last week? SEC Broker Enforcement, Treasury Broker Rule, and SCOTUS Broke Chevron.

It’s an unfortunate habit, but federal agencies tend to announce enforcement actions and rulemakings at the end of the day on Fridays, especially Fridays before a holiday. For crypto, last...

Senate Attaches Controversial Crypto Sanctions Bill to Must-Pass Intelligence Legislation

The Terrorist Financing Prevention Act threatens crypto freedom with new sanctioning powers. Here's why it needs urgent revisions before moving forward.

A version of the Terrorist Financing Prevention Act (TFPA) has been attached to a must-pass intelligence authorization bill in the Senate. We have not written about the TFPA before because,...

New Legislation Proposes Clear Tax Guidelines for Crypto Block Rewards

The bill would make clear that taxes are owed only upon sale or disposition of tokens, not upon receipt of reward

A bill was introduced in Congress which would clarify that taxes on block rewards are not due at the time of acquisition, but instead upon their sale or disposition. The...

DOJ’s New Stance on Crypto Wallets is a Threat to Liberty and the Rule of Law

Sudden DOJ charges against non-custodial wallet developers challenge long-standing U.S. policy on money transmission. It is regulation by criminal enforcement.

It has been the clear and consistent policy of the U.S. government since at least 2013 that cryptocurrency wallet developers and the users of those wallets are not money transmitters....