United States of America: Cryptocurrency software developer lawsuit against Attorney General over application of federal money transmitting laws to cryptocurrency (Lewellen v Attorney General)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
16 Jan 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User identification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Cryptocurrency software developer filed lawsuit in United States District Court challenging application of federal money transmitting laws to cryptocurrency (Lewellen v Attorney General)
On 16 January 2025, a legal filing in the United States District Court challenged the applicability of federal money-transmitting laws to the development and publication of non-custodial cryptocurrency software. The lawsuit arose after the plaintiff…
Event type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court