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Marta Belcher

Marta Belcher

Marta Belcher is a cryptocurrency and civil liberties attorney. She is the president and chair of the Filecoin Foundation and the Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web and general counsel and head of policy at Protocol Labs. She is also special counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a member of the Zcash Foundation Board. Her views are her own.

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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
UN Cybercrime Treaty Could Lead to Sweeping Surveillance of Crypto Worldwide
The treaty’s current draft language would require crypto companies to implement intrusive mass surveillance systems, turning over financial information to governments automati...
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By Marta BelcherKurt Opsahl
Apr 13, 2023 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee met to receive testimony on the posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command, two of the eleven unified combatant commands in the U.S. Department of Defense. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Elizabeth Warren's New Financial Surveillance Bill Is a Disaster for Privacy and Civil Liberties
The proposal would turn blockchains into permissioned ledgers surveilled by centralized gatekeepers.
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 15: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) attends a Senate Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill March 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee met to receive testimony on the posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command, two of the eleven unified combatant commands in the U.S. Department of Defense. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
By Marta Belcher
Dec 20, 2022 at 2:52 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2022
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Constitutional Convention 1787 (Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine (layer2)
Privacy week
Tucked Inside Biden Infrastructure Bill: Unconstitutional Crypto Surveillance
Marta Belcher breaks down what you need to know about the Fourth Amendment, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Section 6050i of the tax code. This op-ed is part of...
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By Marta Belcher
Jan 25, 2022 at 6:48 p.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2022
Privacy WeekPrivacyRegulationOpinion
telescope surveillance
Policy
Fincen
FinCEN's Crypto Surveillance Rule Violates the US Constitution
Proposals requiring crypto companies to report transactions amount to "mass surveillance" and flout the Fourth Amendment.
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By Marta Belcher
Jan 13, 2021 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
FinCENOpinionSurveillance RuleCivil Liberties