New York

New York

Federal Judge Rules Bitcoin is Money in US Trial

A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 September 2016
New York

Family Offices See Legitimacy in Securitized Bitcoin Investments

Investors with over $1t in assets have gathered to judge if bitcoin is ready to be recognized as a mainstream asset class.

Markets  ·  17 March 2016
Regulation

Bitcoin Startups Stuck in Limbo as BitLicense Process Drags On

More than six months after the final date for application filings, only one license has been issued under New York’s BitLicense regulatory framework.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2016
Exchanges

Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Acquires Coinsetter, Launches US Trading

Kraken has announced it has purchased Coinsetter in what amounts to one of the larger mergers of notable brands in the bitcoin ecosystem.

Markets  ·  19 January 2016
Exchanges

Circle Granted First BitLicense by NYDFS

Bitcoin wallet Circle says it has become the first company to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 September 2015
New York

TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin

With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.

Business  ·  20 September 2015
Regulation

BitLicense: Who Has Applied and Who Has Left New York?

CoinDesk is keeping track of both the companies that apply for a BitLicense and those that decide to stop operating in New York state.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 August 2015
Exchanges

The Real Cost of Applying for a New York BitLicense

CoinDesk has spoken to various bitcoin companies to breakdown the cost of the BitLicense application process both in monetary and non-monetary terms.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 August 2015
New York

$100k Bail for Suspected Head of Bitcoin Exchange Coin.mx

A man charged by US prosecutors for operating bitcoin exchange service Coin.mx without a money transmission license has been released on bail.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 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

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
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
New York

New York Stock Exchange Launches Bitcoin Price Index

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT).

Markets  ·  19 May 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
Exchanges

ItBit Nets $25 Million, Launches NYDFS-Approved Bitcoin Exchange

New York bitcoin exchange itBit has raised $25m in a new Series A round from investors including RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures.

Business  ·  7 May 2015