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Coin Center files court brief in defense of Tornado Cash developer coincenter.org/coin-center-fi…
Today, Coin Center filed an amicus brief in Roman Storm's criminal case. The government has wrongly charged the Tornado Cash developers with criminal conspiracy and we are here to help set the record straight and defend First Amendment rights to publish software. Our brief…
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I'm happy to announce that the keynote speaker for the 2024 Coin Center Annual Dinner will be @ErikVoorhees get your tickets and sponsorships here coincenter.org/dinner The event is May 29, held alongside the Consensus conference in Austin.
Today we filed our comment in FinCEN's rulemaking to define crypto mixing as a Primary Money Laundering Concern (PMLC) under PATRIOT Act authority. Why FinCEN's PMLC designation matters to you: FinCEN's definition of mixing is, by their own account, very broad. Lots of ordinary…
There’s a centuries-old standard that tells us when regulation of crypto is justified coincenter.org/theres-a-centu…
We sent a reponse letter to Sen. Warren's demand that Coin Center disclose if we employ former federal officials "to undermine bipartisan efforts in Congress"
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is an opportunistic, unconstitutional assault on cryptocurrency self custody, developers, and node operators coincenter.org/the-digital-as…
The Treasury Dept has recommended a massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software. They are asking to expand the definition of "financial institution" to include: - Virtual asset wallet providers - Blockchain validator nodes -…
In an effort to close perceived loopholes, Treasury recommends massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software coincenter.org/in-an-effort-t…
In an effort to close perceived loopholes, Treasury recommends massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software coincenter.org/in-an-effort-t…
It’s time to have the conversation: Is the Bank Secrecy Act unconstitutional? Beyond the speech and privacy issues, the BSA is a sweeping delegation of law making power. Today we're publishing a new report explaining in detail why that's a problem. 📜Full report is linked in the…
There’s a centuries-old standard that tells us when regulation of crypto is justified. We explain in a comment letter on the IRS’s proposed broker rules, but the standard applies well beyond coincenter.org/theres-a-centu…
Congress should Create a De Minimis Exemption for Personal Cryptocurrency Transactions coincenter.org/a-simple-legis…
melt it
the 'third party doctrine,' which is the basis for modern internet surveillance, seems to be on thinning ice coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
We've started work on our comment letter for the broker rulemaking: "Treasury’s proposed rule would not only peel back the evolving constitutional protections for data held by third parties, it would artificially force people to become third parties" coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
Treasury’s proposed ‘broker’ rules expand surveillance well beyond a ‘third party doctrine’ that’s already stretched thin coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance coincenter.org/new-tornado-ca…
New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance coincenter.org/new-tornado-ca…
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1.0M Followers 4K Following Immutable money, infinite frontier, eternal life. #BitcoinToday, Coin Center filed an amicus brief in Roman Storm's criminal case. The government has wrongly charged the Tornado Cash developers with criminal conspiracy and we are here to help set the record straight and defend First Amendment rights to publish software. Our brief…
I'm happy to announce that the keynote speaker for the 2024 Coin Center Annual Dinner will be @ErikVoorhees get your tickets and sponsorships here coincenter.org/dinner The event is May 29, held alongside the Consensus conference in Austin.
Today we filed our comment in FinCEN's rulemaking to define crypto mixing as a Primary Money Laundering Concern (PMLC) under PATRIOT Act authority. Why FinCEN's PMLC designation matters to you: FinCEN's definition of mixing is, by their own account, very broad. Lots of ordinary…
We sent a reponse letter to Sen. Warren's demand that Coin Center disclose if we employ former federal officials "to undermine bipartisan efforts in Congress"
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is an opportunistic, unconstitutional assault on cryptocurrency self custody, developers, and node operators coincenter.org/the-digital-as…
The Treasury Dept has recommended a massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software. They are asking to expand the definition of "financial institution" to include: - Virtual asset wallet providers - Blockchain validator nodes -…
In an effort to close perceived loopholes, Treasury recommends massive expansion of warrantless surveillance and power to sanction open-source software coincenter.org/in-an-effort-t…
It’s time to have the conversation: Is the Bank Secrecy Act unconstitutional? Beyond the speech and privacy issues, the BSA is a sweeping delegation of law making power. Today we're publishing a new report explaining in detail why that's a problem. 📜Full report is linked in the…
Congress should Create a De Minimis Exemption for Personal Cryptocurrency Transactions coincenter.org/a-simple-legis…
melt it
the 'third party doctrine,' which is the basis for modern internet surveillance, seems to be on thinning ice coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
the 'third party doctrine,' which is the basis for modern internet surveillance, seems to be on thinning ice coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
We've started work on our comment letter for the broker rulemaking: "Treasury’s proposed rule would not only peel back the evolving constitutional protections for data held by third parties, it would artificially force people to become third parties" coincenter.org/treasurys-prop…
New Tornado Cash indictments seem to run counter to FinCEN guidance Coin Center’s initial thoughts on a case that could potentially criminalize the publication of software code coincenter.org/new-tornado-ca…
Here are our initial thoughts on today's Tornado Cash indictment. The factual allegations of unlicensed money transmission are in conflict with FinCEN's longstanding guidance that an "anonymizing software provider is not a money transmitter." coincenter.org/new-tornado-ca…
Today, @coincenter responded to @SenateFinance @RonWyden & @SenFinance @MikeCrapo's request for policy input on the taxation of digital assets. coincenter.org/coin-center-su…
Here's the latest Coin Center newsletter newsletter.coincenter.org/p/three-good-c… Including: - 3 good bills moved forward - 1 bad bill was introduced - our 6050i lawsuit was dismissed and what that means for you - SEC v. Ripple
Today @FinancialCmte took many big steps forward for crypto. We are pleased to see the bipartisan Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act pass out of Committee.
Congratulations to Chair @PatrickMcHenry on passing the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act out of HFSC on a bipartisan basis. There's a lot of good in the bill-most importantly it honors the rights of individuals to write and use cryptocurrency software.
1/ I’m sorry to have to say that Coin Center's case challenging Congress’s expansion of Section 6050I of the tax code was dismissed as unripe by the district court.
Our take on the Treasury DeFi Assessment: "To summarize, our constitutional rights to speech and privacy are not a gap in the money laundering laws. They are the supreme law of the land." Read the whole thing: coincenter.org/treasurys-new-…