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Former Coin Center policy director Landon Zinda has left the crypto advocacy group to join the SEC as a senior adviser.

Coin Center argued that banning algorithmic stablecoins in the United States would present constitutional challenges, as it essentially targeted code.

Hiring policy is none of the senator’s business and lobbying is freedom of speech, Coin Center director Jerry Brito reminded her.

According to Coin Center executive director Jerry Brito, it’s “unclear how one can comply” with the crypto tax reporting guidelines in 2024.

Coin Center research director Peter Van Valkenburgh argued that crypto mixer Tornado Cash is an anonymizing software provider, not a money transmitter.

The advocacy group alleged OFAC “exceeded their statutory authority” in sanctioning Tornado Cash because the mixer was a “privacy tool beyond the control of anyone.”

The bill defines digital commodities and requires registration of digital commodities platforms by the CFTC, with language that needs tightening.

Coin Center filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department in federal district court — challenging the enforcement of Section 6050I’s reporting mandate.

The DC-based nonprofit believes the SEC is making a gross overreach with its new proposed definition of exchange as it would include the means of communication and not just trade.

Perianne Boring, the founder and president of the Digital Chamber of Commerce, provided details about the proposed amendment Saturday afternoon.

Bitcoin may not cause the current monetary and financial system to go extinct, though its usage will likely vary depending on one’s location.

The blockchain industry is looking to shed the negative association between digital assets and crime as the threat of additional regulatory oversight looms.

The D.C.-based advocacy group just raised millions for its ongoing research and lobbying efforts. Here’s how the numbers broke down.

The crypto exchange cited Coin Center’s work in challenging the proposed FinCEN self-hosted wallet rule as well as the STABLE Act from the U.S. government.

The Blockchain Association's ranks swell as firms look to aid its work in keeping crypto transactions peer-to-peer.