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Blockchain Association Asking SEC for Information on Prometheum
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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...
Blockchain Association Asking SEC for Information on Prometheum
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 20, 2023 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
Jun 20, 2023
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Blockchain Association CEO on Filing Amicus Brief in Coin Center Lawsuit Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
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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...
Blockchain Association CEO on Filing Amicus Brief in Coin Center Lawsuit Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 5, 2023 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2023
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Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coin Center Lawsuit Against U.S. Treasury Over Tornado Cash Sanctions
In a statement, the trade group’s CEO Kristin Smith, said that regulatory actions should only target bad actors and not punish the crypto mixing tool.
Kristin Smith, CEO, Blockchain Association (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
By James Rubin
Jun 2, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. UTC
Jun 2, 2023
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Blockchain Association Leaves New York as Federal Regulatory Fight Looms
The advocacy group will refocus its efforts on petitioning regulators and officials in Washington, D.C. 
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By Elizabeth Napolitano
May 3, 2023 at 3:44 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
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The Case for Regulating, Not Banning, Crypto
Blockchain Association CEO Kristin Smith looks at the logical flaws and assuptions made in a recent Foreign Affairs article calling to ban crypto.
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By Kristin Smith
Apr 27, 2023 at 6:34 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2023
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Kristin Smith Sees 'Bright' Outlook for U.S. Crypto Policy
The Blockchain Association CEO discusses the current regulatory moment, the rules crypto needs and life as a lobbyist on the Hill.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Apr 26, 2023 at 2:16 p.m. UTC
Apr 26, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
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How OFAC’s Tornado Cash Sanctions Violate U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights
In filing a “friend of the court” brief, the Blockchain Association argues that financial privacy is fundamental – even in the digital realm.
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By Marisa T. Coppel
Apr 18, 2023 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2023
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Circle, BlockFi Are Questioned by Lawmakers About Why They Banked at SVB
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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 Ci...
Circle, BlockFi Are Questioned by Lawmakers About Why They Banked at SVB
By CoinDesk Inc
Apr 14, 2023 at 3:11 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2023
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CFTC Chair Behnam Says Binance Deliberately Dodged Rules: Bloomberg
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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...
CFTC Chair Behnam Says Binance Deliberately Dodged Rules: Bloomberg
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 14, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2023
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Blockchain Association Files Amicus Brief in Coinbase Insider Trading Case
The crypto lobbying group is arguing that the SEC is engaging in “absentee enforcement” because the creators of the nine tokens, that are at the center of the insider trading...
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By Sam Reynolds
Feb 14, 2023 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Feb 14, 2023
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