A federal judge in New York has ruled that bitcoin constitutes a form of money.
Investors with over $1t in assets have gathered to judge if bitcoin is ready to be recognized as a mainstream asset class.
More than six months after the final date for application filings, only one license has been issued under New York’s BitLicense regulatory framework.
Kraken has announced it has purchased Coinsetter in what amounts to one of the larger mergers of notable brands in the bitcoin ecosystem.
Bitcoin wallet Circle says it has become the first company to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.
CoinDesk is keeping track of both the companies that apply for a BitLicense and those that decide to stop operating in New York state.
CoinDesk has spoken to various bitcoin companies to breakdown the cost of the BitLicense application process both in monetary and non-monetary terms.
A man charged by US prosecutors for operating bitcoin exchange service Coin.mx without a money transmission license has been released on bail.
As the BitLicense application deadline nears, which bitcoin companies will stay in New York and which will go?
The NYDFS has officially adopted the BitLicense as of its publication in the New York State Register today.
NYDFS superintendent Benjamin Lawsky released details of the final Bitlicense today, following a two-year inquiry by the New York regulator.
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT).
Professor Houman B Shadab examines itBit's recent banking law charter. Should other digital currency exchanges follow suit?
New York bitcoin exchange itBit has raised $25m in a new Series A round from investors including RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures.