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Juridique

NYDFS Chief Calls Industry Reaction to BitLicense Changes 'Beyond Positive

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell said she decided to review the regulator's landmark virtual currency license in light of its impending 5-year anniversary.

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell (NYDFS)

Juridique

New York Regulator Adds 3-Strike Rule for BitLicense Applicants

The regulator hopes the new three-strike rule will encourage BitLicense applicants to ensure they've taken its feedback on board.

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Juridique

BitLicense at 5: For Startups Regulated Overseas, New York Isn't So Tough

While some exchanges left New York in the wake of its implementing the BitLicense, others say the regulatory regime have helped build market share and revenue.

Paxos CEO Chad Cascarilla said his company's BitLicense application was 1,000 pages long. (CoinDesk archives)

Juridique

BitLicense Recipients

A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients.

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Marchés

Fund Manager Got NY BitLicense 11 Months After Hiring Its Architect

Benjamin Lawsky, the former regulator who created New York’s BitLicense in 2015, joined a bitcoin fund manager nearly a year before it applied for, and received, the license.

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Marchés

New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel

The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel.

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Marchés

Bittrex Exec Joins Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae After Crypto Exchange's Brush With NYDFS

Reversing the pattern of government veterans jumping to crypto startups, Bittrex US’ former chief compliance and ethics officer has moved to mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae.

John Roth (Credit: Bittrex)

Juridique

New York Regulator Tells Crypto Firms to Develop Coronavirus Contingency Plans

NYDFS is asking all crypto firms operating in New York to prepare detailed plans in case day-to-day operations are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.

NYDFS Superintendent Linda Lacewell (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Juridique

New York Governor Proposes Giving Financial Watchdog More Teeth

Andrew Cuomo wants to give the Department of Financial Services more powers in regulating certain licensed entities, including crypto startups.

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Finance

Fidelity Exec Predicts Crypto Custodians Will White-Label Their Services

Fidelity Digital Assets envisions a future where custodians work behind the scenes to store cryptocurrency for other firms’ clients, an exec said.

Christine Sandler (second from right) at an American Banker conference in 2018, photo by Marc Hochstein for CoinDesk