Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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News

As everyone waits on new KYC and AML regulators, many speak out to keep unhosted wallets free of controls.

Crypto lobby defends self-hosted wallets and P2P from rumored gov't crackdown

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2020-11-18T19:00:44+00:00

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Newsletter

In the U.S., all eyes are on Joe Biden's planned appointees, while Europe is seeing progress under a new AML regime.

Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13

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2020-11-13T19:52:54+00:00

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News

Customers will be able to trade up to $20,000 a week, rather than the originally announced $10,000.

PayPal's crypto trading goes live in the US

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2020-11-12T17:24:55+00:00

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Newsletter

With the election taking all the air out of the room, we look at what new appointments at the DoJ could mean.

Law Decoded: New administration and the DoJ’s continued flex in crypto, Oct. 30–Nov. 6

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2020-11-06T20:35:20+00:00

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Breaking news

The move follows widespread crackdowns by the DoJ on crypto.

Justice Department seizes $1 billion in recently moved Silk Road crypto

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2020-11-05T17:31:10+00:00

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Newsletter

The age-old question "quis custodiet ipsos custodes" crops up in force in today's Law Decoded.

Law Decoded: How I learned to stop worrying and love the election, Oct. 23–30

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2020-10-30T17:21:03+00:00

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News

The new bank will be subject to heightened scrutiny from the OCC for at least three years.

Loan refinancer and BitLicensee SoFi is clear to launch a national bank in the US

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2020-10-28T20:55:02+00:00

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News

Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee's concerns about transparency and accountability.

Partisan dunks eclipse Section 230 in Senate hearing on social media giants

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2020-10-28T18:21:19+00:00

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