Welcome back to The Gwart Show! Peter van Valkenburgh breaks down Coin Center’s legal battle against the DOJ’s crackdown on privacy tools like Tornado Cash. From First Amendment rights to money transmission laws, we explore how these cases could alter development. Peter explains why software isn’t money transmission and how these prosecutions threaten innovation in America.
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Quick notes & topics:
• Code as protected speech
• DOJ vs privacy tools
• Money transmission laws
• First Amendment rights
• Regulatory overreach
• Trump vs Biden crypto policy
