From Monday’s opinion by Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II (N.D. Fla.) in Coin Center v. Yellen (for a similar decision, see this August post about Van Loon v. Dep’t of Treasury): Plaintiffs…
Tag: Cryptocurrencies
Government Blocking of "Tornado Cash" Cryptocurrency-Related Service Was Legal, Didn't Violate First Amendment
From Van Loon v. Department of Treasury, decided Thursday by Judge Robert Pitman (W.D. Tex.): This case is about Tornado Cash—but the parties disagree on how to characterize Tornado Cash. Plaintiffs contend…
Federal Judge Blasts SEC for Poorly Argued Attempts To Claim Cryptocurrencies Must Be Regulated by Them
Many in the virtual currency industry have been confused and bedeviled by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) gradual and ill-explained encroachment on their world, with frequent claims from SEC Chair Gary…
Hester Peirce, Nic Carter: The Government vs. Cryptocurrencies
Today’s Reason Interview podcast has double the hosts and double the guests. Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern, Zach Weissmueller and I host a live interview on Reason‘s YouTube channel. Today’s episode is…