by Brian Garst | Jan 7, 2023 | Blogs, Financial Privacy
The New York State Department of Financial Services recently announced a $100 million settlement with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The story is largely being reported in the context of the collapse of another centralized exchange, FTX. But the implication that...
by Brian Garst | Sep 1, 2022 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by the IFC Review on August 31, 2022. Although created well over a decade ago, the cryptocurrency industry is still very much nascent. That said, the pace of adoption has rapidly accelerated in recent years, forcing policymakers to finally think...
by CF&P | Apr 30, 2019 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 30, 2019 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P Paper Tracks Dangerous Expansion of Anti-Money Laundering Regimes (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2019) The Center...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Financial Privacy, Regulations
I’m not a big fan of so-called anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. They are pointless. They are expensive. They are intrusive. They are discriminatory. They are ineffective. They disproportionately hurt poor people. And things are getting worse because these...
by Bruce Zagaris | Apr 30, 2019 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications
[PDF Version] Can the World Stop the Bucking Bronco? The Need to Balance the Expanding Anti-Money Laundering Regimes By Bruce Zagaris* From the introduction of anti-money laundering laws in 1986, the United States government has led international efforts to prevent...
