How policymakers should think about “staking”
A misconception we sometimes see from policymakers looking at cryptocurrency networks is that “staking” and “staking rewards” are some kind of security or interest-bearing lending activity that should...
View ArticleNew crypto sanctions bill targets publishing code, facilitating transactions
Senator Warren and a raft of Democratic co-sponsors today introduced a bill [PDF] titled the Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, which would place sweeping restrictions on the...
View ArticleComments to the Department of Treasury Regarding Ensuring Responsible...
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...
View ArticleDoes the Merge change how Ethereum is regulated? (No.)
The Ethereum Merge is resurfacing questions about regulatory differences between proof-of-stake and and proof-of-work. As we’ve said many times, we do not believe that the technological differences...
View ArticlePolitico: Writing the Rules of Crypto
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View ArticleU.C. Berkeley’s Decentralized Finance MOOC
Peter Van Valkenburgh gave a lecture on privacy and surveillance law for U.C. Berkeley’s Decentralized Finance MOOC with a focus on the constitutionality of 6050I reporting and the OFAC sanctions...
View ArticleThe Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is an opportunistic,...
The bipartisan Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, introduced today by Sens. Warren and Marshall, is the most direct attack on the personal freedom and privacy of cryptocurrency users and...
View ArticleMake Public Policy Cypherpunk Again @ EthDenver 2024
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View ArticleDecoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance
Find more information on this hearing here. The post Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance appeared first on Coin Center.
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Analysis: The disappointing denial of Tornado dev’s motion to dismiss
Recently Judge Katherine Polk Failla offered her reasons for denying a motion to dismiss the charges against Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm. Storm has been charged in the Southern District of New...
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