SOB #453 - Washington, Regulation & Bitcoin Custody with Peter Van Valkenburgh

<p>On this episode of Speaking of Bitcoin, CoinCenter’s Research Director, Peter Van Valkenburgh, joins the hosts for a discussion about FinCEN’s “Self Custodied Wallet” rule. &nbsp;The recently proposed, much commented attempt to extend rules which govern how banks must report on their customers would apply to companies like CoinBase plus a whole lot more. It’s a bit of a wonky topic, but one that’s critically important as bitcoin continues its march towards the mainstream and governments seek to grapple with the implications.</p> <p>Interested in sponsoring Speaking of Bitcoin? Send an email to Sponsors@SpeakingofBitcoin.show</p> <p>CoinCenter is a 504c not-for-profit technology advocacy and lobbying group, for the month of February, they’ve got a sponsor (Grayscale Investments) who are 1:1 matching donations up to a million dollars. To learn more, donate or otherwise support their work, visit<a href="http://coincenter.org/"> <u>CoinCenter.org</u></a></p> <p><u>Image Credits:</u></p> <p><u>Photo by</u><a href="https://unsplash.com/@caleblaz?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"><u> Caleb Perez</u></a><u> on</u><a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/washington-dc?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"><u> Unsplash</u></a><u> modified by Speaking of Bitcoin</u></p> <p><u>Photo by</u><a href="https://unsplash.com/@thehammockhermit?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"><u> Kyle Mills</u></a><u> on</u><a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/washington-dc?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText"><u> Unsplash</u></a><u> modified by Speaking of Bitcoin</u></p> <p><strong>Prefer to listen as a Podcast? Subscribe to Speaking of Bitcoin:</strong></p> <p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bitcoin/id1463398832?uo=4"><u>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-bitcoin/id1463398832?uo=4</u></a></p> <p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spoti