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U.S. Law: Crypto Is Money, Property, A Commodity, And A Security, All At The Same Time

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The first crypto assets were all designed as replacements for fiat currency, and as such the label “cryptocurrency” made sense. That singular word accurately described bitcoin and all of the early altcoins. However, as innovators have developed additional functionality for crypto, it no longer makes sense to assume that all crypto are the same. Nonetheless, regulatory authorities in the U.S. continue to lump them together. That does not, however, mean that the various agencies are in agreement about how to classify crypto. In an effort to fit crypto assets into existing regulations, crypto in the U.S. is being simultaneously treated as money, as property, as a commodity, and as a security. This has led to conflicting and overlapping regulations, which are not likely to be harmonized unless and until regulators accept that not all crypto are the same, and that they should not all be regulated monolithically.

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  • Goforth, Carol, 2019. "U.S. Law: Crypto Is Money, Property, A Commodity, And A Security, All At The Same Time," Journal of Financial Transformation, Capco Institute, vol. 49, pages 102-109.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:jofitr:1626
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    Keywords

    Government policy and regulation; Financial markets; Business and Securities Law; Cryptocurrency; Cryptoassets; Virtual currency; Digital currency;
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    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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