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Blockchain Association
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Back at Blockchain Lobbying Efforts
Responding, Coin Center noted the "fundamental right to freely associate and petition the government."
Congress Gets the Runaround From Regulators, Again
"If the broker rule proceeds as is, it will surely spell the near-total collapse of the crypto industry in the United States," writes Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith and DeFi Education Fund CEO Miller Whitehouse-Levine.
What the IRS Gets Wrong About DeFi and Crypto in Its Latest Tax Reporting Proposal
Given the negative impacts of the so-called "broker rule" for many non-custodial and open platforms, clear congressional authorization is required before the Treasury could expand the tax agency's remit, Marisa Coppel argued at a hearing.
3 Big Drivers Determining the Future of Crypto in the U.S.
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith weighs where the digital asset industry may be in the next half decade, on the organization's five-year anniversary.
What Has the Blockchain Association Actually Achieved?
After five years in Washington D.C., crypto’s lobbyists should be humble about their “wins” and learn from their losses.
U.S. Senator Lummis, Crypto Lobbyists Urge Court to Dismiss SEC's Coinbase Lawsuit
The Crypto Council for Innovation, Blockchain Association, Chamber of Digital Commerce and DeFi Education Fund all filed amicus briefs late Friday.
The Crypto Industry’s New Favorite Punching Bag – Prometheum – Asks for a Chance
Its SEC-praising co-CEO insists he’s pro-crypto and just needs a little time to prove his company can trade digital assets, even if the token issuers would rather it didn’t.
Crypto Lobbyists Ask SEC for Info on Prometheum
Blockchain Association has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), seeking records relevant to crypto broker Prometheum. This comes after Prometheum co-CEO and founder Aaron Kaplan spoke before the House Financial Services Committee broadly in support of the SEC’s positions on crypto regulation. Blockchain Association Director of Government Relations Ron Hammond discusses why the group wants to look further into Prometheum.
Blockchain Association Asking SEC for Information on Prometheum
Ron Hammond, Blockchain Association's director of government relations, joins "First Mover" to discuss why the trade group had filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the SEC seeking records relevant to Prometheum, a crypto broker. Hammond said that "there's a lot of suspect questions" and "suspicious timing" connected to the company's recent regulatory approval.
Blockchain Association CEO on Filing Amicus Brief in Coin Center Lawsuit Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
The Blockchain Association has filed an amicus brief in an ongoing lawsuit by the think tank Coin Center against the Treasury Department and its sanctions watchdog, the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). In the suit, filed last October, Coin Center has alleged that OFAC's sweeping sanctions against crypto mixer Tornado Cash harmed Americans and their ability to transact privately using the Ethereum network. Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith discusses the move and the state of U.S. crypto regulation. "OFAC can use more targeted sanctions against specific persons... [and] wallets, without sacrificing an entire class of technology," Smith said.
