Tag: crypto-assets

Objective This report provides an analysis of the current and forthcoming regulatory frameworks within the European Union laws, based on the FATF’s recommendations, concerning non-custodial Bitcoin and other crypto-assets wallets (“non-custodial wallets”) and peer-to-peer cryptocurrency transactions (“P2P transactions”). The primary aim is to determine whether, and to what extent, non-custodial wallets fall within the purview […]

As a high-level introduction, Lyudmyla Kozlovska founded the Open Dialogue Foundation (“ODF”) in 2009 with the goal of protecting human rights, supporting democracy, and assisting those who are subject to political persecution in Eastern Europe. She also founded the Building True Change Coalition (“BTC Coalition”) to address financial exclusion, political oppression and deliver humanitarian aid, while promoting the role […]

“Bitcoin mining is already an industry at the forefront of utilising sources like solar and wind. (…) I strongly encourage the European Union, the European Commission and ESMA to support the development and expansion of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining in Europe and across the globe.”Bob Burnett “In a recent report, the European Central Bank characterised […]

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The charges brought against Samourai Wallet’s founders could be part of an international effort to limit Bitcoin privacy-preserving technologies, which would hurt those who need these technologies the most. Yesterday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) charged Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet, a privacy-focused bitcoin wallet that also serves as a mixer, […]

Statement-commentary During the April II plenary session, Parliament is due to vote on provisional agreements resulting from interinstitutional negotiations on the adoption of the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing […]

On 24 March 2024, the guest of the podcast “Thee Progressive Bitcoiner” was Lyudmyla Kozlovska. Lyudmyla Kozlovska is a human rights activist and President of the Open Dialogue Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to defending human rights, democracy and rule of law throughout post-Soviet states. In this episode we discuss the importance of protecting privacy, self-custody, and […]

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Pro-democracy activists around the world sometimes rely on bitcoin as a money of last resort, which is a crucial use case that sets it apart from other assets. “As human rights defenders, we work with very sensitive information, and financial information is the most sensitive information,” Open Dialogue Foundation President Lyudmyla Kozlovska told me in […]

Read the full article: tftc.io See also: Cap Hill Crypto: Interview: Lyudmyla Kozlovska – Human Rights, Crypto, & Policy (May 31, 2024) The Progressive Bitcoiner: TPB80 – Bitcoin Rights are Human Rights with Lyudmyla Kozlovska (March 26, 2024) Lugano’s Plan ₿: Interview with Lyudmyla Kozlovska: her story, her struggles, and her achievements (February 23, 2024) Tio: Lugano’s Plan […]

Read more: planb.lugano.ch See other interviews with Lyudmyla Kozlovska: Lugano’s Plan ₿. Defending Human Rights with Bitcoin: Interview with Lyudmyla Kozlovska (Decemner 28, 2023) What is wrong with the current AML/CFT law and how is it being used against NGOs? (December 12, 2023) How Bitcoin became a tool for NGOs — an interview with Lyudmyla […]

Read the full article: coinpaper.com See also: Bitcoin Mining for EU Electricity Grids: An Energy Supply Management Tools (May 20, 2024)

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Read the full article: tftc.io See also: Defend PoW: Submission to ESMA (December 15, 2023)

How proposed US crypto-asset ban would support banking sector’s monopoly and harm civil society through financial exclusion 1. Key notes The USA, as a pioneer in combating anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) — having introduced the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in 1970 —  and as one of the founding members of the Financial […]