The Department of Justice indicted the creators of an application that helps people spend their bitcoins anonymously. They’re accused of “conspiracy to commit money laundering.” Why “conspiracy to commit” as opposed to…
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Groundhog Day for the Crypto Wars: The DOJ on Bitcoin Prowl
On April 24, the Department of Justice continued its assault on open source developers, arresting Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill on allegations of money laundering. Rodriguez and Hill, operating the well-known…
The Federal Government Is Trying To Shut Down Decentralized Finance
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday it had both filed and settled charges against three “decentralized finance” operations, Opyn Inc., ZeroEx Inc., and Deridex Inc. In the agency’s own language,…
'Cash Is Independence': Ron DeSantis Slams the Government's Plan for Centrally-Controlled Digital Money
President Joe Biden and the media are excited about something new: a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. It’s a currency like bitcoin, except controlled by the federal government. Not everyone is…