Freshly Unveiled CSBS Model Regs: Good Goals, Poor Execution
The model's vague definitions cover more than what is typically considered money transmission.
Today the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) announced their Model Regulatory Framework for regulation of virtual currency activities. Unfortunately, we’ve strong concerns about the vagueness of the language they’ve chosen in...
Ledger joins ranks of Coin Center Founders Circle
We are thrilled to welcome their support.
Ledger, one of the leading manufacturers of Bitcoin hardware and software wallets, has become Coin Center’s first consumer hardware Founders Circle supporter. Ledger’s support will help us continue our work...
Celebrating one year of crypto-advocacy
Over 100 meetings with policymakers later, an update on our first year of cryptocurrency advocacy.
Coin Center is celebrating its first year of crypto-advocacy! Since launching last September our team has been hard at work to ensure that any government action on cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin...
Sponsor of California’s Bitcoin bill responds to critics, here’s our take
Opposition to California's proposed digital currency bill is misguided. Here's why.
California Assemblymember Matt Dababneh, sponsor of the state’s proposed digital currency legislation (AB 1326), has issued a statement excoriating the Electronic Frontier Foundation for their opposition to his legislation. Coin Center has...
Startup exodus from New York highlights BitLicense’s threat to innovation
The BitLicense was intended to foster innovation while protecting consumers. It may have had the opposite effect.
This week the New York BitLicense took effect as the application deadline passed. Not surprisingly, a number of Bitcoin businesses announced that they would cease operations in the state rather than apply...
EFF’s opposition to California bill unwittingly endangers Bitcoin innovators
We think their opposition stems from a misunderstanding of the state of the law in this space—one that could have dangerous consequences.
Today, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a lobbying campaign opposing California’s A.B. 1326, a bill that would create a new licensing system for digital currency businesses in the state. It’s a...
Get your FREE Coin Center pocket Bitcoin White Paper
We are giving out free pocket editions of the white paper that started it all.
In 2009, the concept of cryptocurrency was introduced in “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” by Satoshi Nakamoto, or as it has come to be known, The Bitcoin White Paper....
BitLicense: It’s not just for New Yorkers
The BitLicense is a confusing new regulation, but this is the top line: it can apply to your business even if you are not located in New York.
This post originally appeared on the Engine.is blog. We’ve one month to go until the grace period ends and the BitLicense—New York’s new digital currency regulations—comes into full effect. What’s a...
California updated its digital currency legislation and it looks great
A new amended draft of California’s AB 1326 was released this morning—and it’s good news for us and Bitcoin advocates everywhere. Today, we’re issuing a letter of support for the legislation. Here’s why.
Update - August 9, 2016: This bill has been updated with new language that we do not support. For a more recent analysis please see New California digital currency bill is...
Coin Center releases “Moon Mission” t-shirt–get yours now!
Our latest reward for supporters is out of this world.
“To the Moon!,” one of the longest held rallying cries for supporters of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has been immortalized in Coin Center’s latest t-shirt. Modeled after NASA’s moon mission patches,...