Letter to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh March 5, 2026

A PDF version of this filing is available here. Dear Chair Atkins and Commissioner Peirce, We appreciated your joint remarks at ETHDenver and are encouraged by the Commission’s stated interest...

Comment of Coin Center on Treasury’s Request for Comment on Innovative Methods to Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh October 20, 2025

A PDF version of this comment is available here. October 17, 2025 TREAS-DO-2025-0070-0001 To whom it may concern: Coin Center is an independent nonprofit research and advocacy center focused on...

Response to Senate Banking Committee Digital Asset Market Structure Request for Information

by  Jason Somensatto August 4, 2025

Comments to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network on “Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing, as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh January 22, 2024

A direct download of this comment is available here. To whom it may concern: Coin Center is an independent nonprofit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues...

Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh January 4, 2024

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Comments to the Department of Treasury on “Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Basis for Digital Asset Transactions”

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh November 9, 2023

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Coin Center Suggestions to Address Uncertain Tax Treatment of Digital Assets

by  Landon Zinda August 21, 2023

A direct download of this letter is available here. Dear Chairman Wyden and Ranking Member Crapo, Based in Washington, D.C., Coin Center is the leading non-profit research and advocacy center...

Further Comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh June 7, 2023

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Comments to the Department of Treasury Regarding Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh August 3, 2022

This comment describes concretely why digital assets, and cryptocurrencies in particular, are essential to the operation of decentralized systems, and what the actual benefits of decentralization and disintermediation are for...

Comments to the Securities Exchange Commission on Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems

by  Peter Van Valkenburgh April 14, 2022

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