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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.

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Nagsampa ang Blockchain Association ng Amicus Brief sa Coin Center Lawsuit Laban sa Treasury ng U.S. Dahil sa Tornado Cash Sanctions

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ng CEO ng trade group na si Kristin Smith, na ang mga aksyong pangregulasyon ay dapat lamang mag-target ng mga masasamang aktor at hindi parusahan ang tool sa paghahalo ng Crypto .

Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith is leaving the group to join a new Solana organization. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Ang Blockchain Association ay Umalis sa New York bilang Federal Regulatory Fight Looms

Itutuon muli ng grupo ng adbokasiya ang mga pagsisikap nito sa pagpetisyon sa mga regulator at opisyal sa Washington, D.C. 

U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C.(Andy Feliciotti/Unsplash)

Opinion

Ang Kaso para sa Pagreregula, Hindi Pagbabawal, Crypto

Ang Blockchain Association CEO na si Kristin Smith LOOKS sa mga lohikal na kapintasan at pagpapalagay na ginawa sa isang kamakailang artikulo sa Foreign Affairs na nananawagan na ipagbawal ang Crypto.

The Blockchain Association's Kristin Smith (Melody Wang/CoinDesk)

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Nakikita ni Kristin Smith ang 'Maliwanag' na Pananaw para sa Policy sa Crypto ng US

Tinatalakay ng Blockchain Association CEO ang kasalukuyang regulatory moment, ang mga patakarang kailangan ng Crypto at ang buhay bilang isang lobbyist sa Hill.

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Opinion

Paano Nilabag ng Tornado Cash Sanction ng OFAC ang Mga Karapatan sa Konstitusyon ng mga Mamamayan ng U.S.

Sa pag-file ng maikling "kaibigan ng korte", ang Blockchain Association ay naninindigan na ang Privacy sa pananalapi ay mahalaga - kahit na sa digital realm.

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Circle, BlockFi Are Questioned by Lawmakers About Why They Banked at SVB

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) want to know why crypto companies, including bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi and stablecoin issuer Circle, banked at now-collapsed Silicon Valley Bank. Blockchain Association director of government relations Ron Hammond discusses the difference between Coinbase, Binance and Circle's engagements with lawmakers in DC. "The issue that we have in DC is that no matter the approach you take, it seems like you're still going to be at the end of a Wells notice of enforcement action," Hammond said.

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CFTC Chair Behnam Says Binance Deliberately Dodged Rules: Bloomberg

Bloomberg reports that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam accused crypto exchange Binance of intentionally breaking regulatory rules during an event hosted by Princeton University on Thursday. Separately, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is expected to testify before Congress next week. Ron Hammond, Director Of Government Relations at Blockchain Association, discusses the latest on crypto regulation.

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Policy

Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief sa Coinbase Insider Trading Case

Ang Crypto lobbying group ay nakikipagtalo na ang SEC ay nakikibahagi sa "absentee enforcement" dahil ang mga tagalikha ng siyam na token, na nasa gitna ng insider trading case, ay hindi naka-link sa kaso.

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Opinion

Congress and Crypto Season 4: Isang Uphill Battle

Ang mga pagsusumikap sa Policy ng Crypto ay magiging mahusay na TV, isinulat ni Ron Hammond, direktor ng mga relasyon sa gobyerno para sa Blockchain Association.

The crypto industry's cast of characters on Capitol Hill are in the midst of the most consequential policy conversations to date. (Kyle Head/Unsplash)

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