How can Cryptographic Proofs Provide a Guarantee of Financial Solvency?
Rather than relying on auditors, technology could allow anyone to independently verify that cryptocurrency businesses are behaving well on an ongoing basis.
The “Expert Views” series of publications allows legal and technical practitioners in the cryptocurrency space to share their insight and opinions on cutting edge policy questions. The views expressed here...
In a recent op-ed, Comptroller Otting rightly celebrates competition between state and federal regulators and describes the existing dual banking system: “Since 1863, the United States has benefited from a...
Welcome to the party, Blockchain Association
New trade association gives cryptocurrency industry a voice in DC
Today it was announced that several companies in the crypto industry (many among Coin Center’s supporters) have formed a trade association—the Blockchain Association—to advocate on behalf of the industry. We...
The Federal Reserve of St. Louis has published an excellent paper on payment systems and privacy.
Research Fellow Charles Kahn explains why financial privacy is important irrespective of concerns over illicit transactions, and how privacy is being actively eroded as electronic payment systems replace anonymous cash....
IRS inaction on cryptocurrency can hurt taxpayers, but Congress can help
The agency hasn’t explained how to correctly pay taxes on blockchain forks. People who tried shouldn’t be punished.
Taxpayers who want to do the right thing and pay their fair share of taxes from cryptocurrency transactions are getting little help from the IRS. As Bloomberg recently noted, even...
An updated Framework for Securities Regulation of Cryptocurrencies
The latest version of this groundbreaking report accounts for major changes in the landscape over the past year
Today we release an updated version of our Framework for Securities Regulation of Cryptocurrencies. Our original framework was published back in January of 2016, and it was based on a...
Framework for Securities Regulation of Cryptocurrencies
We lay out the case for treating some cryptocurrencies as securities—and some not.
This report, originally published in 2016 and updated in 2018, presents a framework for securities regulation of cryptocurrencies— e.g. Bitcoin and derivative projects or “alt-coins.” The framework is based on the...
Coin Center Travel Series: Valencia & Barcelona, Spain
Local interest is slowed by confusion coming from vague and conflicting government guidance.
This is the latest installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. The cryptocurrency concept should resonate with Spaniards - many of the economic...
The SEC rejected a request to allow the BZX Exchange to list and trade shared of the Winkelvoss Bitcoin Trust, a Bitcoin based Exchange-Traded Product (ETP). In order to allow...
Cryptocurrency: What is it good for? (A lot, actually.)
The technology makes some useful things possible for the first time.
Cryptocurrencies get a ton of buzz these days, even so, the real use cases of these new technologies are often glossed over. Most cryptocurrency discussion unfortunately leaves the reader with...