BitLicense

Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex Cut Services in New York

Bitcoin exchanges Kraken and Bitfinex have indicated they will not be applying for licenses to operate in New York.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 August 2015
Exchanges

New York Bitcoin Scene Divided As BitLicense Deadline Looms

As the BitLicense application deadline nears, which bitcoin companies will stay in New York and which will go?

Policy & regulation  ·  7 August 2015
Regulation

Lawsky: New Consulting Firm Can’t Advise on BitLicense

Former New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) superintendent Benjamin M Lawsky has said he won't advise on the BitLicense.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 July 2015
Exchanges

Winklevoss Brothers File Trust Application for Gemini Exchange

Entrepreneurs and investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have filed an application for a limited liability trust company in New York.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 July 2015
Regulation

NY Bitcoin Businesses Now Have 45 Days to Apply for BitLicense

The NYDFS has officially adopted the BitLicense as of its publication in the New York State Register today.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 June 2015
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Mining Pool BTC Guild to Close Over BitLicense Concerns

Bitcoin mining pool BTC Guild is shutting down later this month, and its operator has cited the BitLicense finalization as a major factor.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 June 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange MonetaGo Launches in 40 Countries

MonetaGo, a new exchange with ambitions to take bitcoin "global", launched across 40 countries today.

Business  ·  15 June 2015
Exchanges

Bitcoin in the Headlines: BitLicense Arrives, But Wild West Remains

The BitLicense may have dominated media coverage this week, but a deeper dive show many of bitcoin's larger problems linger on.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 June 2015
Regulation

Final BitLicense Proves Divisive Milestone in US Bitcoin Regulation

With the passage of New York's final BitLicense proposal, CoinDesk seeks responses from the digital currency community on the law and its impact.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 June 2015
Regulation

New York Releases Final BitLicense

NYDFS superintendent Benjamin Lawsky released details of the final Bitlicense today, following a two-year inquiry by the New York regulator.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 June 2015
Regulation

Lawsky Hints at BitLicense News Ahead of DC Speech

NYDFS Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky could unveil the finalized BitLicense during a Washington DC speech tomorrow.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 June 2015
Exchanges

What itBit’s Banking Law Charter Really Means

Professor Houman B Shadab examines itBit's recent banking law charter. Should other digital currency exchanges follow suit?

Policy & regulation  ·  17 May 2015
Regulation

MIT Calls Out ‘Critical Flaws’ in New York’s BitLicense

MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Brian Forde has published new criticism of New York's proposed bitcoin regulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 May 2015
Regulation

Lawsky: BitLicense Will Be Finalized By End of May

New York's finalized BitLicense regulation is expected to be released by the end of May.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 April 2015
Regulation

NYDFS Expects Final BitLicense ‘Very Soon’

Two weeks after closing a final round of comment, the NYDFS suggests it's moving forward to release the final BitLicense "very soon".

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2015