Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Publication Citation
40 William Mitchell Law Review 813 (2014)
Abstract
This article explores the state of virtual currencies and their regulation in and by the United States and the States. It offers thoughts on which models of regulation might suit virtual currencies best. It also surveys recent enforcement actions brought by the Departments of Treasury, Justice and Homeland Security against providers of virtual currencies or comparable electronic stored value. It concludes that issuers and users of virtual currencies are not being realistic if they think that the United States will not regulate virtual currencies for some purposes.
Recommended Citation
Hughes, Sarah Jane and Middlebrook, Stephen T., "Regulating Cryptocurrencies in the United States: Current Issues and Future Directions" (2014). Articles by Maurer Faculty. 2096.
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/2096