• Dec 23, 2020 |
• Caleb Chen |
• Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions

On December 18th, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed regulation seeking to increase financial surveillance of cryptocurrency transactions. Note that the introduction date and the abnormally short 15 day comment period are meant to coincide with the traditional holiday season to minimize participation. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) says … Continue reading “Proposed FinCEN regulation would create financial surveillance net for cryptocurrency transactions”

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