This kind of legal research isn't always fun but it's so important. Amanda Tuminelli & co. deserve so much credit for wading through 100+ cases in order to verify the statement: sanctions laws have never been applied in the way the government is trying to apply them to Tornado Cash.

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…

BREAKING‼️

Judge concludes that Craig Wright is NOT Satoshi and did not create #Bitcoin

Early readers continue to agree: this is a good book. Pre-order Resistance Money today! Here is Jerry Brito, for example:

You need to see this. This is NOT a crypto problem. Every institution crypto or trad is about to face massive ID fraud because of AI. Crypto is, in fact, the only solution, b/c physical ids and pictures of them is now a garbage fire of fake (actually has been for a long time but…

“It’s a race between the ‘digital sensorium’ and just the nuclear launch.”
Jerry Brito and Stably discuss 'Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect' on their podcast 'Worker and Parasite'.
Martin Gurri
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Hard pass on that 'settlement.'

Just like Craig Wright forges documents and doesn't quite tell the truth, his description of the settlement offer isn't quite accurate either - it comes with loopholes that would allow him to sue people all over again.

I'm happy to announce that the keynote speaker for the 2024 Coin Center Annual Dinner will be Erik Voorhees

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…

Arguing before the Supreme Court in the Loper Bright case, Paul Clement just cited crypto as a “concrete example” of the problems with Chevron:

“There’s an agency head out there that thinks that he already has the authority to address this uniquely 21st century problem with a…

In the below I answer some questions about whether 6050I is actually in effect or not. Also worth reading the thoughtful tweet I'm responding to.

I know we're risking regulatory response fatigue but you should probably know about the CFPB's recent rulemaking, in which we just filed a comment letter. So here's a long post about it and why it needs changes to avoid unconstitutionally burdening speech activities.

The CFPB is…

In response to the new draconian IRS law that makes receiving $10k or more in crypto a felony w/o KYC, I have made:

'THIS SONG IS A FELONY'

collect for .001:
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Good blog post by Coin Center on 6050I reporting reqs, which are now in effect. A few observations (🧵)…

We've been trying to sound the alarm on 6050I since Nov 2021 (we filed the court case in June 2022) and are somewhat amused that folks are getting it now. :) Here's a twist I find especially amusing that you all might appreciate now:

If two day traders exchange crypto A for…