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- Open source developers of Tornado Cash dApp indicted, one arrested in US https://www.coincenter.org/new-tornado-cash-indictments-seem-to-run-counter-to-fincen-guidance/ 3 comments
- Treasury sanction of privacy tools places sweeping restrictions on all Americans https://www.coincenter.org/u-s-treasury-sanction-of-privacy-tools-places-sweeping-restrictions-on-all-americans/ 2 comments
- We must protect our ability to transact privately online (2019) https://www.coincenter.org/we-must-protect-our-ability-to-transact-privately-online/ 86 comments
- U.S. bill to exempt small virtual currency transactions from CGT [pdf] https://coincenter.org/files/2020-01/delben-049-xml-final.pdf 140 comments
- Five myths about Bitcoin’s energy use https://coincenter.org/entry/five-myths-about-bitcoin-s-energy-use 12 comments
- The new California digital currency bill: How Coin Center is responding http://coincenter.org/link/here-s-an-update-on-the-new-california-digital-currency-bill 2 comments
- Impossible crypto reporting requirements now in effect in US https://www.coincenter.org/new-crypto-tax-reporting-obligations-took-effect-on-new-years-day/ 485 comments cryptocurrency
- SHOCK: Proposed SEC Crypto Regulations Violate First Amendment https://www.coincenter.org/comments-to-the-securities-exchange-commission-on-amendments-regarding-the-definition-of-exchange-and-alternative-trading-systems/ 26 comments cryptocurrency
- US Treasury’s New DeFi Risk Assessment Relies on Ill-Fitting Frameworks and Makes Potentially Unconstitutional Recommendations https://www.coincenter.org/treasurys-new-defi-risk-assessment-relies-on-ill-fitting-frameworks-and-makes-potentially-unconstitutional-recommendations/ 20 comments ethereum
- The RESTRICT Act creates blanket authority, with few checks, to ban just about anything linked to a ‘foreign adversary’ https://www.coincenter.org/the-restrict-act-creates-blanket-authority-with-few-checks-to-ban-just-about-anything-linked-to-a-foreign-adversary/ 3 comments worldnews
- The RESTRICT Act Creates Blanket Authority, With Few Checks, to Ban Just About Anything Linked to a ‘Foreign Adversary’ - also Crypto https://www.coincenter.org/the-restrict-act-creates-blanket-authority-with-few-checks-to-ban-just-about-anything-linked-to-a-foreign-adversary/ 25 comments ethereum
- The RESTRICT Act Creates Blanket Authority, With Few Checks, to Ban Just About Anything Linked to a ‘Foreign Adversary’ - also Crypto https://www.coincenter.org/the-restrict-act-creates-blanket-authority-with-few-checks-to-ban-just-about-anything-linked-to-a-foreign-adversary/ 32 comments cryptocurrency
- CoinCenter sues Treasury and OFAC over Tornado Cash https://www.coincenter.org/app/uploads/2022/10/1-Complaint-Coin-Center-10-12-22.pdf 13 comments ethereum
- Does the Merge change how Ethereum is regulated? (No.) https://www.coincenter.org/does-the-merge-change-how-ethereum-is-regulated-no/ 8 comments cryptocurrency
- How does Tornado Cash work? - Coin Center https://www.coincenter.org/education/advanced-topics/how-does-tornado-cash-work/ 7 comments btc
- How does Tornado Cash work? https://www.coincenter.org/education/advanced-topics/how-does-tornado-cash-work/ 9 comments ethereum
- Coin Center Analysis of Tornado Cash Case - OFAC Has Overstepped Its Legal Authority https://www.coincenter.org/analysis-what-is-and-what-is-not-a-sanctionable-entity-in-the-tornado-cash-case/ 41 comments ethereum
- Coin Center has filed a court challenge against the Treasury Dept. over unconstitutional financial surveillance. It is a clear overreach for the government to force citizens to spy on each other without a warrant. https://www.coincenter.org/coin-center-has-filed-a-court-challenge-against-the-treasury-dept-over-unconstitutional-financial-surveillance/ 4 comments cryptocurrency
- CoinCenter is pushing back against the new SEC rules, claiming that the restrictions on DEXs violate the 1st ammendment https://www.coincenter.org/a-new-sec-proposal-has-a-serious-change-hidden-within-its-complex-language/ 15 comments ethereum
- New crypto sanctions bill targets publishing code, facilitating transactions https://www.coincenter.org/new-crypto-sanctions-bill-targets-publishing-code-facilitating-transactions/ 11 comments bitcoin
- Tax UPDATE: IRS signals retreat in court battle that could reshape block reward taxation. Newly minted crypto should be taxed at sale, rather than creation. February 3, 2022 - Coin Center https://www.coincenter.org/irs-signals-retreat-in-court-battle-that-could-reshape-block-reward-taxation/ 12 comments cryptocurrency
- We Have to Keep Fighting: Anti-crypto Measures Giving the US Treasury Department Power to Ban Crypto Transactions Without Notice or Duration Limits Have Been Snuck Into the America COMPETES Act https://www.coincenter.org/new-bill-would-hand-treasury-blank-check-to-ban-crypto-at-exchanges/ 38 comments cryptocurrency
- Anti-crypto Measures Giving the US Treasury Department Power to Ban Crypto Transactions Without Notice or Duration Limits Has Been Snuck Into the America COMPETES Act https://www.coincenter.org/new-bill-would-hand-treasury-blank-check-to-ban-crypto-at-exchanges/ 217 comments ethereum
- New bill would hand Treasury blank check to ban crypto at exchanges- Coin Center https://www.coincenter.org/new-bill-would-hand-treasury-blank-check-to-ban-crypto-at-exchanges/ 15 comments cryptocurrency
- A Reminder on 6050I IRS in The Reconciliation Bill, it Will Make US Users Felons https://www.coincenter.org/an-unworkable-and-arguably-unconstitutional-tax-change-tucked-away-in-the-infrastructure-bill/ 257 comments ethereum
- Congress to IRS: Proof-Of-Stake block rewards should not be taxed as income https://www.coincenter.org/congress-to-irs-proof-of-stake-block-rewards-should-not-be-taxed-as-income/ 50 comments ethereum
- REMINDER: Non-custodial cryptocurrency mixer developers are not subject to U.S. regulation https://coincenter.org/link/non-custodial-cryptocurrency-mixer-developers-are-not-subject-to-u-s-regulation 25 comments btc
- Proposed bill in US House of Representatives to allow any personal transaction to be excluded from Income Tax as long as **PROFIT** is less than $200. Not transaction amount, **PROFIT**. This is ~95% of transactions. Call and email your US Representative if applicable! https://coincenter.org/files/2020-01/delben-049-xml-final.pdf 38 comments btc
- What can the EtherDelta settlement tell us about how decentralized exchanges are regulated? | Coin Center https://coincenter.org/entry/what-can-the-etherdelta-settlement-tell-us-about-how-decentralized-exchanges-are-regulated 5 comments ethereum
- Writing and publishing code alone cannot be a crime -- Coin Center https://coincenter.org/entry/writing-and-publishing-code-alone-cannot-be-a-crime 4 comments ethereum
- Coin Center: No, ether is not a security. https://coincenter.org/entry/no-ether-is-not-a-security 16 comments ethereum
- Heads up. Another sneak attack on the way by congress. A new bill not yet introduced is being spun as making Bitcoin legal, but its really a law to give preferential treatment to "AML Bitcoin" which has nothing to do with the original bitcoin. https://coincenter.org/link/new-digital-currency-bill-in-congress-here-s-the-real-crazy-scoop 10 comments btc
- how is cryptocurrency taxed https://coincenter.org/entry/how-is-bitcoin-taxed 4 comments ethereum
- The IRS is seeking the identities and transaction histories of all Coinbase customers in the U.S. http://coincenter.org/link/the-irs-is-seeking-the-identities-and-transaction-histories-of-all-coinbase-customers-in-the-u-s 4 comments btc
- Learn to love it! http://coincenter.org/entry/what-is-the-lightning-network 5 comments btc
- The coming new administration and incoming Congress have an opportunity to concretely support open blockchain networks. Here's how. http://coincenter.org/entry/food-for-thought-a-federal-safe-harbor-for-non-custodial-cryptocurrency-users 3 comments ethereum
- A new NYSE-traded Bitcoin ETF is about to give the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust a run for its money. http://coincenter.org/link/a-new-nyse-traded-bitcoin-etf-if-about-to-give-the-winklevoss-bitcoin-trust-a-run-for-its-money 14 comments btc
- DAOs: the internet is weird again, and these are the regulatory issues. https://coincenter.org/2016/06/daos-internet-weird-regulatory-issues/ 8 comments ethereum
- Congressional testimony on the blockchain (mentions Ethereum) https://coincenter.org/2016/03/our-congressional-testimony-on-the-blockchains-disruptive-potential/ 6 comments ethereum
- Do you use any cryptocurrency? If so which one and why? https://coincenter.org/2015/04/silk-road-corruption-case-shows-how-law-enforcement-uses-bitcoin/ 14 comments privacy