Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc.

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April 20, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07658]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--Blockchain Security Standards Council, Inc.

    Notice is hereby given that, on February 20, 2026, pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 
1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the Act''), Blockchain Security 
Standards Council, Inc. (``BSSC'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were 
filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the 
recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified 
circumstances. Specifically, Mastercard, O'Fallon, MO; Coinbase, San 
Francisco, CA; Fireblocks, New York, NY; and Kraken, San Francisco, CA, 
have been added as parties to this venture.
    Also, Payward, Inc., San Francisco, CA, has withdrawn as a party to 
this venture.
    No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned 
activity of the group research project. Membership in this group 
research project remains open, and BSSC intends to file additional 
written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.
    On July 9, 2024, BSSC filed its original notification pursuant to 
section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice 
in the Federal Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act on 
September 26, 2024 (89 FR 78902).
    The last notification was filed with the Department on April 2, 
2025. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to 
section 6(b) of the Act on April 21, 2025 (90 FR 16703).

Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-07658 Filed 4-17-26; 8:45 am]
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