SEC hasn’t quashed blockchain innovation. Let’s keep it that way
Utility tokens that are pieces of future network technology represent real innovation, and the SEC should resist any urge to overregulate them. This article originally appeared in American Banker.
In a recent report, the Securities and Exchange Commission stated unequivocally that blockchain-powered digital tokens can be securities. This finding could have serious consequences for the future of blockchain technology....
The Uniform Law Commission Has Given States a Clear Path to Approach Bitcoin
States wanting to pursue a licensing approach have been handed the best possible path to encouraging digital currency innovation by a trusted body of lawmakers. This article originally appeared in CoinDesk.
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), a private body of lawyers and legal academics, has voted to finalize and approve a uniform model law for the regulation of virtual currency businesses....
Save the Date: The 2018 Coin Center Annual Dinner with be on May 14, 2018.
The Blockchain community’s night out is coming back to New York City during Consensus 2018. We hope you will join us once again to rub shoulders with some of the...
The SEC today has said that some tokens can be securities.
That comports with the analysis of securities laws and crypto-tokens we issued two years ago. What the SEC did not say is that all tokens are securities. Rather, they suggest...
The judge in the Coinbase/IRS case just granted a motion that’s a win for privacy.
Late last year the IRS petitioned to file a “John Doe Summons” for all Coinbase users active between 2013 and 2015. Coin Center was quick to respond, calling out the...
The ULC’s model act for digital currency businesses has passed. Here’s why it’s good for Bitcoin.
The Uniform Law Commission has given states a clear path to approach this technology the right way.
The Uniform Law Commission, a private body of lawyers and legal academics from the several states, has just voted to finalize and approve a uniform model state law for the...
The digital currency industry supports the ULC’s model state law.
In an open letter to attendees of the Uniform Law Commission’s annual meeting this week, several major digital currency firms and investors called for the adoption of the “Regulation of Virtual...
What Bitcoiners Are Doing to Fight Ransomware
How the digital currency community is helping law enforcement agencies get the information and tools they need. This article originally appeared in Fortune.
A recent wave of high-profile ransomware attacks has swept the globe and brought with it attention to Bitcoin. It’s not surprising that if a person’s first exposure to cryptocurrency is...
We demonstrated how Bitcoin works in Congress.
Coin Center held a Bitcoin demo day for members of Congress and their staff.
Earlier this month the Terrorism and Illicit Finance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to assess the national security implications of open blockchain networks like Bitcoin....
Pictures from the 2017 Coin Center Annual Dinner are now available.
Our second annual fundraising dinner, held this year after first day of Consensus 2017, was a huge success. Hundreds of open blockchain technologists and businesspeople came out to support Coin Center...