# Peter Van Valkenburgh
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#153 - Peter Van Valkenburgh on the Roman Storm trial, future of peer-to-peer crypto
The Roman Storm trial ended with one guilty verdict, raising big questions about what comes next for developers and open-source protocols. To unpack the implications, I’m joined by Peter Van Valkenburgh, Executive Director of Coin Center.
Coin Center is hosting their annual dinner on Thursday, Sep…
Why is the SEC Concerned about Privacy now?
At DevConnect 2025, Sebastian and Friederike speak with Peter Van Valkenburgh about the rapidly evolving battle for digital rights. Peter challenges the industry's comfort with transparency, arguing that "transparency will destroy neutrality." He uses the history of SWIFT to illustrate how a once-n…
Peter Van Valkenburgh —The Voice of Crypto in Washington D.C
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are starting to matter more and more—to more and more people. Big, sweeping decisions made in Washington D.C. are starting to impact people holding or investing in crypto. And as such, this growing contingent needs representation in the nation's capital. Not only that,…
News Block: Tariffs & Turmoil - Gold Surges Amid Greenland Standoff, CLARITY Act Stalls, Fed Power Struggle
In this week's episode of the Coin Stories News Block powered exclusively by Ledn, we cover these major headlines related to Bitcoin, macroeconomics, and global finance:
Trump tariff announcement on 8 EU nations over Greenland sale spark market turmoil: gold hits new ATH while Bitcoin wobbles …
The Chopping Block: Crypto Clarity Act Drama + Stablecoin Yield Wars + Developer Liability Fights
This week the boys break down the Crypto Clarity Act's dramatic Senate markup with Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburgh, covering developer liability concerns, tokenized securities language controversy, the banking industry's war against stablecoin yield.
Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypt…
DEX in the City: Is Now the 'Perfect Time to Launch a Crypto Scam'?
The market structure bill introduces a "control" test for DeFi protocols. The problem: nobody agrees on what control means.
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#200 - Money Transmission & Developer Liability
Can the U.S. government send a software developer to prison for writing and publishing code?
That's the question at the center of the Tornado Cash and Samourai Wallet prosecutions, and every crypto founder, builder and investor should understand the answer.
This deep-dive episode walks through the…
#205 - Software & Free Speech
When should software lose free speech protections?
This podcast covers software and the First Amendment, tracing the history from Cold War export controls to recent restrictions on advanced AI models.
My goal: the internet's most comprehensive explainer on speech and code, from cryptography to cry…
Treasury Puts DeFi On Notice as Roman Storm Trial Drags On
Roman Storm's retrial slides to April 2027. Peter Van Valkenburgh argues prosecuting Tornado Cash's developers cost real ground in zero knowledge cryptography.
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