Coin Center Travel Series: Cape Town, South Africa
Mistrust in institutions and dreams of a new start fuel interest in the technology
This is the first installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. At the southernmost tip of Africa, Cape Town is far from...
Photos from the 2018 Coin Center Annual Dinner now available
Thank you to everyone who came out for our most successful fundraising gala yet. It was a pleasure to host some of the best and brightest from the cryptocurrency world...
Principles for Clarifying SEC Jurisdiction over Cryptocurrencies and ICOs
A framework for policymakers
One question we often get from members of Congress and staff on Capitol Hill is what exactly causes the lack of clarity in securities law when it comes to cryptocurrencies...
Why treating all tokens as securities would harm innovation
For decentralized networks, compliance would be impossible, and it would amount to a ban on trading
At least one member of Congress has suggested that crypto tokens, including cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, should be treated as securities if the public invests in them. This is a wrongheaded...
Kraken is matching donations to Coin Center up to $1 million
An unprecedented act of support at our annual dinner.
The Coin Center Annual Dinner was a huge success. We were thrilled to see so many members of the cryptocurrency community come out to support Coin Center’s policy advocacy mission....
SEC Commissioner doesn’t want to pick cryptocurrency winners and losers.
Commissioner Hester Peirce added herself to the list of SEC officials making sensible comments about the agency’s role in regulating cryptocurrencies. At the Medici conference in Los Angeles last week...
SEC Chairman Clayton: Bitcoin is not a security.
In a hearing yesterday before the House Appropriations Committee, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton was asked by Congressman Stewart to clarify his view on how regulatory oversight of cryptocurrencies could be...
In today’s hearing, Congressman Emmer (R-MN) had an excellent line of questioning for the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, on the subject of open blockchain...
Understanding the difference between a token pre-sale and the token itself
As Gary Gensler, former Chairman of the CFTC, said today at the MIT Technology Review Business of Blockchain conference, ether might be classed as a security. His message is important;...
Coin Center Travel Series: How cryptocurrency is being used around the world
We want to learn more about the growth of cryptocurrency technology in other countries, so we sent someone to find out.
When we speak to policymakers, we often point to the innovation happening overseas as a reminder that, even though the United States has traditionally had a strong position in digital...