Regulatory

Jan
23
Our response to FinCEN on proposed rules for bitcoin mixing

Our response to FinCEN on proposed rules for bitcoin mixing

On October 23, 2023 we asked our attorney, Rafael Yakobi of The Crypto Lawyers to assemble an expert legal team
20 min read
Jun
30
Reflections on Bitcoin as peer to peer cash

Reflections on Bitcoin as peer to peer cash

With all the chatter about the latest statist overeach in the EU regarding bitcoin and 'unhosted wallets' I figured I
5 min read
Mar
15
The National Crime Agency vs non custodial CoinJoin

The National Crime Agency vs non custodial CoinJoin

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has issued a warning that “crypto mixers” are being used for money laundering.
3 min read
Mar
14
Statement on legality of CoinJoin and other privacy tools

Statement on legality of CoinJoin and other privacy tools

CoinJoin coordinators are simply message passers. This is true of Wasabi & Whirlpool. They are not money transmitters, they are not
2 min read
Jan
27
Statement on the AOPP

Statement on the AOPP

This post is adapted from a Tweet posted on Jan 27, 2022 Our understanding of AOPP is it that is
2 min read
Jan
26
The bureaucrats are coming.

The bureaucrats are coming.

Recently Interpol, Europol, and the Basel Institute of Governance - sick and tired of failing at their own misguided crusade
2 min read