Coin Center Travel Series: Lisbon, Portugal
A fledgling cryptocurrency community takes root in a former hub of globalization
This is the second installment of Coin Center's multi-part travel series examining how cryptocurrency is used around the world. A lot of time has passed since Portugal’s Age of Discovery. Over five...
What could “decentralization” mean in the context of the law?
How Bitcoin's inception helps us understand good policy for securities regulation
SEC Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman’s speech yesterday on tokens has spurred (or perhaps renewed) a debate on what “decentralization” really means in the context of securities law and...
A top SEC official said that Ether is not a security.
Speaking today at a conference, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Director of Corporate Finance, William Hinman, revealed in a speech that the SEC does not consider Ether, the Ethereum...
CFTC Commissioner recognizes the “transformative” nature of cryptocurrency.
During his speech at the United Nations last week, Commissioner Behnam spoke at some length about the potential value that this new technology can bring to the United States and other...
Coin Center raises $1.2 million spurred by Kraken matching pledge.
Last week we announced on Twitter that we have reached and exceeded our goal of raising funds to match a generous $1 matching offer from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken (in addition...
Gemini will become the first BitLicensed exchange to offer trading in Zcash. The DFS press release summarizes Zcash in the following way: The Zcash network supports two kinds of transactions,...
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...
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....