Blockchain AssociationBlockchain Association’s Analysis of the PWG Stablecoin ReportOn Monday, November 1st, the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG) published its long-awaited “Report on Stablecoins.”…6 min read·Nov 12, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationBA Responds to the Financial Action Task Force’s “Updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to…This morning, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its “Updated Guidance for a Risk-Based Approach to Virtual Assets (VAs) and…6 min read·Oct 28, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationDebunking Common Stablecoin MythsThe inherent qualities of cryptocurrencies are desirable for any payment system. They allow for peer-to-peer transfer of value online; they…7 min read·Oct 17, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationFilecoin Foundation Board Chair Marta Belcher testifies before the Senate Banking CommitteeOn July 27, 2021, Marta Belcher, Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and…5 min read·Jul 27, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationBA Responds to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System’s Request for CommentYesterday, the Blockchain Association submitted a letter in response to the Federal Reserve’s request for comment on the establishment of…2 min read·Jul 13, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationFATF Must Consider New Approach to Accomplish AML/CFT GoalsToday, the Blockchain Association submitted a response to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Draft Updated Guidance that seeks to…4 min read·Apr 20, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationBlockchain Association Submits Second Comment Letter on FinCEN’s Crypto Notice of Proposed…This week, the Blockchain Association submitted an additional comment letter in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “NPRM”)…4 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationContextualizing the Debate: An Examination of the Energy Consumption of Cryptocurrency MiningThe environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining are hotly debated. One can find articles arguing that the energy consumption of mining…6 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationAnchorage Becomes First Ever Federally Chartered Digital Asset BankLast month represented a major breakthrough for the future of the cryptocurrency economy: the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency…2 min read·Feb 11, 2021----
Blockchain AssociationBA Urges Treasury to Extend Comment Period for Proposed “Unhosted Wallets” RegulationToday, the Blockchain Association submitted a comment letter urging the Department of Treasury (Treasury) to extend the comment period for…2 min read·Jan 5, 2021----