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...
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....
Video: How does multisig make bitcoin more secure?
Coin Center has partnered with the Federalist Society to produce this simple explanation of multisignature cryptocurrency wallets.
Coin Center has partnered with the Federalist Society to produce this simple explanation of multisignature cryptocurrency wallets. Multsig allows users to split up the permission needed to move cryptocurrency held...
Coin Center briefed four major DC organizations on open blockchains this week.
We are often called upon to help policy organizations understand what open blockchains are, how they work, and what they can do.
June has been a busy month for Coin Center. In addition to directly advocating for sound policy toward open blockchains, such as by responding to a recent anti-money laundering law...
Congress’s new anti-money laundering bill likely duplicates existing law on digital currency
Digital currencies are already covered under the Bank Secrecy Act and new language could upset years of policy and compliance work.
A bill recently introduced in Congress, the Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 (S. 1241), has raised concerns in the digital currency community. This is our...
How will regulators look at your token sale?
Recently a small conference called “Token Summit” brought together the growing community of developers that are interested in the red hot area of tokenized crowdfunding. Through the new mechanism, millions...
We helped NPR buy some bitcoin.
National Public Radio’s Morning Edition stopped by the Coin Center offices to admire our “hipster vibes” and update their listeners on the status of Bitcoin. The short segment covers basics...
Bitcoin will grow organically, but there are a few things government can do to clear its path.
In an editorial for Fortune, Coin Center executive director Jerry Brito lays out three things that the government can do to reduce regulatory friction on the growing open blockchain network...
We testified in Congress and advocated for your right to innovate with open blockchains
In two hearings, Coin Center called for sound government approaches to this technology.
This week, there were two hearings on digital currencies in Congress. Coin Center testified in both, even though both hearings happened on the same day and at the same time....