Peter Van Valkenburgh


Policy

Founding Coin Center Chief Jerry Brito Stepping Down After Decade

Brito and senior policy counsel, Robin Weisman, are both leaving their roles, putting Peter Van Valkenburgh in charge.

Coin Center executive director Jerry Brito at Consensus 2022 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

Could the Bank Secrecy Act Harm Crypto? Coin Center Thinks So

In this episode of Unchained, Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, explains why the IRS's proposed broker rule for tax reporting in crypto could harm the crypto industry as well as the security and privacy of users. He explains how Coin Center thinks the IRS should accomplish its aims, and why that would even work for collecting taxes on DeFi gains.

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Videos

Coin Center Director of Research Reacts to Proposed IRS Broker Rules

As part of CoinDesk's Tax Week 2023, Coin Center Director of Research Peter Van Valkenburgh explains why the crypto industry has responded with over 120,000 comments regarding a controversial new tax proposal from the IRS. Van Valkenburgh shares his thoughts on why "these rules won't be able to be enforced."

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Federal Officials Hear From Industry on Crypto Tax Proposal Concerns

On Monday, federal officials heard from the industry on the mayhem the U.S. crypto tax plan could cause and a comment window is now closed. Many industry experts view this proposal as a dangerous and improper overreach. As part of CoinDesk's Tax Week 2023 conversation, Coin Center Director of Research Peter Van Valkenburgh joins "First Mover" to share his thoughts after the crypto industry has responded with over 120,000 comments about the plan.

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Markets

Crypto Defender Spars With Famed Critic During US Senate Hearing

Peter Van Valkenburgh explained the potential benefits from cryptocurrency and blockchain while Nouriel Roubini called it "the mother of all scams."

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'Doctor Doom' vs Crypto: Here's What to Expect in Congress Today

Economist Nouriel Roubini and Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburgh will testify about crypto and blockchain before a U.S. Senate committee today.

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Coin Center Updates Its Securities Framework for Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain advocacy group Coin Center still believes some cryptocurrencies are securities by law, and should be regulated as such.

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