What Coin Center does

Coin Center is an independent non-profit research and advocacy organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It is the leading U.S. policy organization focused on the public-policy issues raised by cryptocurrencies and decentralized blockchain networks. Its primary constituents are cryptocurrency developers, digital asset companies, and U.S. federal policymakers; its work is structured around seven policy verticals: Consumer Protection, Financial Surveillance, Innovation Policy, Investor Protection, Litigation, Privacy & Autonomy, and Tax Policy.

The organization's core deliverables are policy research reports, constitutional and statutory legal analysis, Congressional testimony, and formal regulatory filings submitted to agencies including the SEC, FinCEN, the Treasury Department, OFAC, and the CFPB. Notable output includes the report "Software is Speech: Why Regulators Cannot Invent the Missing Middlemen" advancing First and Fourth Amendment arguments on behalf of crypto developers, and multi-party submissions in support of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act) and the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). It distributes work via its website (coincenter.org), an email newsletter (Coin Center Policy Briefing), Twitter/X (@coincenter), direct engagement with Congressional offices, and an annual fundraising dinner in New York City.

Coin Center does not sell products or services and has no disclosed revenue; its funding model consists of donations and grants from the crypto industry and aligned foundations. Disclosed funders include a 2017 syndicate of ShapeShift (lead), Abra, Bitso, ConsenSys, OB1, and Ripple, and a 2021 contribution from the Ethereum Foundation. The staff is small (1–10 employees), led by Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh and Director of Policy Jason Somensatto, with former Executive Director Jerry Brito credited for prior CFTC engagement.

Name

Coin Center

Legal name

Coin Center

Website

https://coincenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coin Center is a Washington, DC-based non-profit founded in 2014 that produces research, Congressional testimony, and regulatory filings to advocate for cryptocurrency-friendly U.S. policy on behalf of crypto developers, digital asset companies, and policymakers.

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Headquarters

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Washington

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United States

HQ region

North America

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B2B

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Services

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coin Center is a non-profit research and advocacy organization that produces policy research, regulatory comment letters, and congressional testimony on cryptocurrency regulatory issues. Its work covers consumer protection, financial surveillance, investor protection, innovation policy, privacy/autonomy, and tax policy. It engages directly with U.S. federal agencies and Congressional committees to advocate for sensible regulatory approaches to cryptocurrency technology.

Product overview

Coin Center is a non-profit policy research and advocacy organization, not a technology product company. It engages in research on cryptocurrency policy issues, educates policymakers, and advocates for sensible regulatory approaches to cryptocurrency technology. Its primary offerings include policy research reports, regulatory filings to agencies like FinCEN, SEC, and Treasury, congressional testimonies, blog posts on policy issues, and educational materials about blockchain technology and cryptocurrency regulation. Key publications include reports on topics such as wash-sale rules, First Amendment protections for code, and crypto tax policy.

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Products and services

• Coin Center Annual Dinner An annual ticketed fundraising dinner held in NYC that brings together cryptocurrency industry participants, donors, and policymakers for fundraising, networking, and policy discussion in support of Coin Center's advocacy mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Influenced congressional legislation including the CLARITY Act and Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA)
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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Blockchain AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoin Center and the Blockchain Association have jointly voiced support for the CLARITY Act (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025), characterizing the legislation as critical for establishing clear rules and maintaining American leadership in digital assets. Both organizations collaborate on advocacy efforts to advance crypto-friendly legislation in Congress.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DeFi Education Fund: Non-profit advocacy organization focused on decentralized finance policy, engaging U.S. regulators and legislators on issues overlapping heavily with Coin Center's work.
• Chamber of Digital Commerce: Long-standing U.S. digital-asset industry advocacy group that engages Congress and regulators on crypto policy, directly competing for policymaker mind-share with Coin Center.
• Blockchain Association: U.S. crypto industry trade association that, like Coin Center, advocates for clear digital-asset regulation in Washington. They are also Coin Center's named 'Core' strategic partner on the CLARITY Act, making them the closest functional peer.
• Crypto Council for Innovation: Global crypto advocacy alliance engaging U.S. and international policymakers on digital-asset regulation, with overlapping remit to Coin Center on developer rights and market structure.
• Bitcoin Policy Institute: Non-profit think tank producing policy research and engaging lawmakers on Bitcoin-specific issues, sharing Coin Center's policy-research-and-advocacy operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Coinbase: Large publicly traded crypto company with an active government affairs and policy team that participates in the same Washington policy conversations as Coin Center, though as a commercial operator rather than a non-profit advocate.
• a16z crypto: Major crypto venture firm with an active policy team that submits regulatory comments and engages Congress on digital-asset issues overlapping with Coin Center's mandate.

Emerging players

• Paradigm Policy: Crypto investment firm that has built out a dedicated policy function publishing crypto regulatory analysis, increasingly competing with Coin Center in the crypto-policy thought-leadership space.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation: Civil-liberties non-profit that has increasingly weighed in on crypto-related surveillance and First/Fourth Amendment issues, sharing Coin Center's constitutional-rights framing.

Others

• Americans for Financial Reform: Financial-policy advocacy coalition active in the same Congressional committees on crypto and digital-asset issues, often from a more consumer-protection-oriented angle than Coin Center.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coincenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/838108196213486
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coin-center

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors7 records

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Investments

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