Tagged: us office of government ethics

August 29, 2022 @ 9:32 pm By Agnes Beatrice Gambill West  |  

Lately, there has been a flurry of ethics rules, advisory opinions, and proposed legislation to curtail government employees and their family members from freely trading cryptocurrencies. While the purpose of this clampdown is justifiable — eliminating conflicts of interest and insider trading — excessively limiting participation in something so… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 7:33 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The US Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has issued guidance to government employees stating that, for the time being, the OGE regards cryptocurrencies as investments and Government employees must disclose their holdings. A document entitled, “Guidance for Reporting Virtual Currency on Financial Disclosure” issued June… Read More