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Explore Bitcoin’s legal landscape with Bitcoin Magazine’s Legal category – updates on regulations, laws, and compliance.

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Pro Crypto, Anti Privacy: Will Trump Free Samourai? 

L0La L33Tz -
The Treasury lifted sanctions on Tornado Cash, while prosecutions of Samourai Wallet developers continue.
NEWS

US Treasury Removes Tornado Cash From OFAC Sanctions List

Juan Galt -
The Department of Treasury has lifted Sanctions on Tornado Cash, the Ethereum based smart contract mixer, following a series of legal defeats and administrative...
NEWS

Kentucky Senate Passes Bill Protecting Bitcoin Self-Custody Rights

Nik -
Legislation ensuring Bitcoin self-custody rights and protecting mining now heads to the Governor's desk for final approval.
NEWS

Bitcoin 2025 Conference Brings Back Highly Anticipated Legal Education Program

Nik -
Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas will once again host its Continuing Legal Education (CLE) program, offering legal and financial professionals critical insights into the evolving regulatory landscape.
LEGAL

The Current State Of The IRS Broker Rule

L0La L33Tz -
A summary of the current state of the IRS Broker Rule, declaring non-custodial front-ends for smart contracts brokers for reporting requirements.
LEGAL

Bitcoin Reserves And The Incentives Of Civil Asset Forfeiture

L0La L33Tz -
An examination of the incentives created by structuring a Bitcoin reserve to hold seized coins with civil asset forfeiture existing.
LEGAL

Early Bitcoin Investor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion on $3.7 Million BTC Sale

Nik -
This marks the first criminal tax evasion prosecution centered solely on bitcoin.
LEGAL

Tornado Cash Loses Motion to Dismiss

Colin Crossman -
A short summary of the recent decision regarding the Tornado Cash case.
LEGAL

Samourai Developers Appear Together In Court For First Time At Status Conference

Frank Corva -
Defense attorneys for Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill continue to argue that the developers didn’t operate a money transmitting business with Samourai, and Rodriguez requests modifications to his bail conditions.
LEGAL

The BITCOIN Act of 2024

Colin Crossman -
A brief overview of the recently proposed bill by Senator Cynthia Lummis to accumulate Bitcoin in a strategic US Reserve.
LEGAL

Samourai Developer and Bitcoin Privacy Activist Appears In Court Ahead of Bail Release

Frank Corva -
Samourai Wallet developer William Lonergan Hill makes his first public court appearance, while the US Department of Justice (DoJ) updates the court on how it plans to proceed with its case against Hill and his former partner at Samourai, Keonne Rodriguez.
LEGAL

The Federal Reserve, Custodia Bank, and the Battle for Sovereignty

Colin Crossman -
A Review of the Amicus Briefs in the Custodia Case.
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