Terrorist use of cryptocurrencies is not a major risk.
Defense think tank: Terrorist use of digital currencies is a limited risk and overreaction could stifle important innovations.
That’s the message from David Carlisle, formerly of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, in a report for the Royal United Services Institute, an...
One of bitcoin’s best bets for sound regulation is about to wrap up.
We’re optimistic about the final meeting of the ULC committee drafting a model virtual currency law. This process began all the way back in October of 2015, and since then...
Hawaii’s issue with Bitcoin businesses has an obvious and easy solution.
This week Coinbase, one of the world’s largest and most trusted digital currency companies, announced that it would be suspending operations in Hawaii. The move follows a decision made by...
Fourth Letter on the Uniform Law Commission’s Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act
We generally support the current draft and have filed this comment to address some residual concerns with this important model legislation.
A direct download of these comments is available here.
What does the future of cryptocurrencies and open blockchains look like?
Coin Center director of research Peter Van Valkenburgh joined the Blindspot Podcast to discuss the status of these technologies and what to keep an eye out for on the horizon....
It doesn't hurt that they quoted me, but--in all seriousness--the two primary risks inherent in app-coin issuance are well flagged: securities regulation and buggy smart-contract code. And, on the securities...
Coin Center raises $1 million for 2017 operations, announces new supporters
We are pleased to announce that over the past month Coin Center has raised over $1 million to fund its 2017 operations.
At Coin Center, our mission is to make sure that policymakers understand the workings and implications of cryptocurrency, and to ensure that the technology remains as free of unnecessary regulation...
We taught Congress about Bitcoin vs Blockchain.
The Congressional Blockchain Caucus, which we helped kick off a couple of weeks ago, held its first briefing on blockchain technology yesterday. The event was full to standing room only...
North Dakota’s new money transmission bill fails to define “control” of bitcoins.
Update: The original text of the bill has been amended. It now only calls for a legislative study to be carried out regarding: the feasibility and desirability of regulating virtual...
ESMA issued their final DLT report but continues to underestimate open networks.
Our previous comment to the European Securities Markets Authority was referenced in the final report; it looks like we were the only commenter sticking up for permissionless blockchain networks: For...