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After leading Lukka’s Series C funding round in late 2020, State Street partners with the firm to offer new digital asset services. origin »
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The Indian government has blocked all communication channels including mobile networks, internet, broadband, and landlines since last night in some parts of the northern state of Jammu & Kashmir.
2019-8-5 11:58 | |
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In a report published by Venture Capital firm CV VC, in partnership with PwC’s Strategy & IT on July 30, 2019, the current state of Swiss Crypto Valley is deeply analyzed. The investigation features market size, geographical hotspots, regulatory benefit as well as employment growth, unicorns, and new innovative services.
2019-8-1 17:00 | |
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) yesterday announced the creation of a new division for licensing crypto-businesses. The ‘Research and Innovation’ Division will supervise and license virtual currencies, address financial inclusion through technology, protect consumer data rights, and encourage innovation in the financial services marketplace.
2019-7-24 19:00 | |
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Coinspeaker New York DFS Establishes New Division to Oversee Cryptocurrency Regulation and LicensingThe New York State Department of Financial Services has just announced the creation of a new section called the Research and Innovation Division.
2019-7-24 16:13 | |
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The New York State Department of Financial Services has announced the launch of a new division which will absorb the regulator’s current department that oversees cryptocurrency businesses in the state.
2019-7-24 11:02 | |
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Bitcoin exchange platform Bitfinex has issued a court filing refuting claims by the New York Attorney General (NYAG) of servicing US customers in 2018. Bitfinex Says Alleged US Customers are Foreign Entities Earlier in July, the NYAG submitted evidence alleging that Bitfinex provided services to customers based in New York till December 2018, in violation of state law.
2019-7-23 15:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Fidelity Digital Assets Applied for a Trust License in NYAllegedly, Fidelity’s cryptocurrency investment arm filed an application with the New York Department of Financial Service (NYFDS) and if approved the institutional brokerage will be allowed to offer crypto-custodial services in the state.
2019-7-21 13:20 | |
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Fidelity Digital Asset Services (FDAS) recently applied for a trust license in the state of New York. Does this mean mass crypto adoption is on the way? Everyone Wants a Slice of Crypto Pie Rumor has it Fidelity Digital Assets (FDAS) officially filed an application to operate as a trust in the U.
2019-7-21 05:43 | |
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Moscow State University sophomore Alexey Andryunin co-founded Gotbit, a bot trading service that can help a crypto exchange fake its trading volume to be listed on CoinMarketCap for a fee of $15,000.
2019-7-18 18:36 | |
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Seed CX, a regulated bitcoin trading platform for professionals, has achieved a significant feat in its development, as two of its subsidiaries, Seed Digital Commodities market LLC (SCXM) and Zero Hash LLC, have obtained virtual currency licenses from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS).
2019-7-17 21:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceFinancial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell announced today that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the applications of Seed Digital Commodities Market LLC (SCXM) and Zero Hash LLC for virtual currency licenses, and has approved Zero Hash for a money transmitter license.
2019-7-15 19:42 | |
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Calibra, the Facebook subsidiary that will develop the Libra wallet, has registered as a money services business with the US Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network, applied for US money transfer licenses, and has now begun the process to receive the coveted BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.
2019-7-2 22:00 | |
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Saddled with the task of governing more than a thousand different financial institutions, the Department of Financial Service will now have a new superintendent. Linda Lacewell, the new overseer, was confirmed by the Senate in the state of New York.
2019-6-22 00:49 | |
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By CCN Markets: Jack Dorsey is all in on bitcoin. The tech entrepreneur, who is at the helm of both Twitter and Square, recognizes that cryptocurrency and the blockchain will become a “secular trend” in financial services going forward, according to an interview he did with Quartz in London.
2019-6-15 20:00 | |
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“The Eye of Sauron casts its gaze upon the Lightning Network. ”This is how Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun (aka, roasbeef) has heralded the coming of Watchtowers to the Lightning Network.
2019-6-3 17:43 | |
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Major U. S. insurance companies, State Farm and the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) are jointly testing a blockchain solution that aims to automate the process of automobile claims. State Farm announced the development on May 30, 2019.
2019-6-3 09:00 | |
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As per an all new PR statement released by State Farm earlier today, the insurance giant along with military-affiliated bank United Services Automobile Association (USAA) is currently in the process of testing out a blockchain-based subrogation platform that will help both companies process their insurance claims in an automated, hassle-free manner. From a technical perspective, […]
2019-5-31 15:57 | |
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By CCN: Robinhood has brought its popular commission-free crypto trading app to New York investors. The California-based startup announced Thursday that it is launching bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrency trading services in New York.
2019-5-25 16:48 | |
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Cryptocurrency trading firm Robinhood on May 23, 2019, announced that it had launched its zero-fee crypto trading app in New York. Robinhood Enters New York After bagging the coveted BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYFDS) in January 2019, Robinhood has now announced that its users in New York will beRead MoreRead More.
2019-5-24 14:04 | |
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Microsoft is leveraging blockchain technology to create a trustless digital identity scheme, but its not launching a token or building a private blockchain to do so.
2019-5-13 18:34 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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In 2013, cryptocurrency investors, enthusiasts, financial regulators and the crypto community witnessed the largest bitcoin exchange in the world, Mt. Gox, collapse. New York regulators decided they needed to step in and ensure that kind of thing did not happen in their state.
2019-5-13 11:56 | |
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Wall Street Market, the second-largest darknet market in the world in recent months, has been shut down by international law enforcement agencies, including Europol as well as U.
2019-5-4 22:03 | |
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BitPay, the Atlanta-based payment service provider, created a buzz in the crypto-community after publicly announcing a partnership with Refundo, a financial services firm. The main objective of this collaboration is to enable U.
2019-5-2 16:00 | |
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Bitfinex and Tether’s legal counsel has written a response to the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) ex parte order, which claims that Bitifinex used Tether’s reserves to cover some $850 million in losses.
2019-5-1 01:22 | |
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Federal tax season just passed in the United States, but if you’re one to leave responsibility to the wayside and had to apply for an extension, that might just pay off.
2019-5-1 23:39 | |
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On April 30, the global cryptocurrency payment processing firm Bitpay announced its partnership with the tax-related financial products and services provider Refundo. The collaboration will give U.
2019-4-30 20:40 | |
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The Paxos stablecoin (PAX) will launch on the Ontology (ONT) blockchain by May 2019. Paxos, a regulated stablecoin with the approval of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS), will enable business operations on the Ontology blockchain by eliminating the volatility associated with cryptocurrency.
2019-4-29 17:00 | |
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After the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) accused Bitfinex of covering up to $850 million worth of losses with issued Tether, over 700,000 ether and 17,000 bitcoin have been moved out of recognized Bitfinex cold wallets.
2019-4-27 19:00 | |
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North Korea could pose a threat to countries across Southeast Asia as it looks to exploit cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in regulatory frameworks, according to a new report.
2019-4-25 17:04 | |
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By CCN. com: Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has reportedly carried out unscheduled onsite inspections at cryptocurrency exchanges Huobi Japan and Fisco Digital Asset Group(FDAG). According to Reuters, the inspection is taking place so that the regulatory body can find out if the exchanges have been taking adequate steps to protect their customers, as well as to check for legal compliance.
2019-4-24 16:29 | |
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Andrei Poliakov is the CEO and co-founder of Coinberry, one of Canada’s premier digital currency platforms. His company is the first in Canada to partner with a government municipality.
2019-4-23 17:42 | |
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By CCN. com: Four days after New York State Department of Financial Services’ executive deputy superintendent for banking Shirin Emami disclosed in an op-ed that having North Korean users on its platform was part of the reason Bittrex was denied a virtual currency business license, the cryptocurrency exchange has come out forcefully to deny the claim.
2019-4-23 12:53 | |
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Shirin Emami, executive deputy superintendent for banking at the New York State Department of Financial Services, breaks down why Bittrex was denied a BitLicense. Emami cites deficiencies in the areas of transaction monitoring, customer identification, and listing standards.
2019-4-19 00:27 | |
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By CCN: Intercontinental Exchange’s high-profile Bitcoin project, Bakkt, has faced severe pushback from the CFTC due to a fundamental concern about how its cryptocurrency assets will be stored. In response, Bakkt is looking to obtain a BitLicense and manage custody of the coins themselves.
2019-4-18 20:48 | |
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A new report into the alleged use of cryptocurrency by North Korea claims the whole of Southeast Asia is “vulnerable” to state actors. RUSI: North Korea Has ‘Gone To Extremes’ Published April 12, the report, Closing the Crypto Gap: Guidance for Countering North Korean Cryptocurrency Activity in Southeast Asia, comes courtesy of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).
2019-4-16 22:00 | |
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Hardware Wallet Maker, Ledger, Considers Booting 10% Of Its Staff Apart from the individuals and institutions who hold various cryptocurrencies, the poor state of the industry has also substantially affected certain services that either manufacture or just supply cryptocurrency accessories.
2019-4-12 21:23 | |
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Bittrex, a United States–based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has issued a response to the recent setback in its plans to expand to New York. Yesterday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) rejected the exchange's BitLicense application, a requirement for offering crypto-based services to New Yorkers.
2019-4-12 19:57 | |
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The relationship between the cryptospace and the New York State Department of Financial Services has always been edgy, with some claiming that New York is hostile towards the cryptocurrency space.
2019-4-11 18:30 | |
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Bitstamp, a cryptocurrency exchange based out of Luxembourg, announced on its official website that the exchange was granted a BitLicense. This will allow Bitstamp to continue providing crypto trading services in the United States and improve the exchange’s overall presence in the country.
2019-4-11 22:30 | |
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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has granted its nineteenth BitLicense to Bitstamp USA, a subsidiary of Bitstamp, the department announced on April 9, 2019. New Members In the first quarter of 2019, several firms were granted the coveted virtual currency license from New York state’s financial regulator, popularly called the BitLicense.
2019-4-10 18:11 | |
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Bitstamp has been granted the license to offer cryptocurrency services in the state of New York, and it could use the Ripple Network to carry facilitate transfers of funds, a move that could lead to increased use of XRP.
2019-4-10 17:56 | |
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Bitstamp now can officially offer cryptocurrency trading services in the state of New York after the state’s Department of Financial Services granted the exchange a BitLicense. Obtaining a BitLicense is undoubtedly good news for the traditionally European-focused Bitstamp, which will now find it easier to make inroads into the United States cryptocurrency trading ecosystem and expand its presence in the large North American market.
2019-4-10 03:00 | |
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted a virtual currency license to Bitstamp USA Inc. , a subsidiary of Bitstamp Ltd. , authorizing the company to offer crypto trading services in the state of New York.
2019-4-10 22:42 | |
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CryptoNinjas Bitstamp, a long-standing EU based bitcoin and crypto exchange, announced today that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted the company a BitLicense.
2019-4-9 18:10 | |
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Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp has just received New York's 19th BitLicense, allowing it to offer five crypto trading pairs in the state.
2019-4-9 18:00 | |
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New announcements around Bitcoin’s Lightning Network have been coming almost nonstop lately, with new exchanges, wallets and other services popping up seemingly every day.
2019-4-8 18:21 | |
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The Pakistani government will now regulate local cryptocurrency firms under new legislation. Local news outlet The Express Tribune reported that the government of Pakistan will introduce Electronic Money Institutions (EMI) regulations based on the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
2019-4-2 01:33 | |
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Pakistan has announced plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in accordance with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The regulations will be introduced immediately. Pakistan embraces digital currencies reluctantly Pakistan had previously taken a hard stance against cryptocurrencies, with the country’s central bank warning banks and other financial services providers against offering services that supported virtual currency transactions.
2019-4-1 12:04 | |
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The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers.
The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026.
Recent 13F filings show Europe's second largest bank, BNP Paribas, has purchased Bitcoin exposure via a US spot Bitcoin ETF.
The proposed new industry guidelines are intended to address issues around AML and CFT rules.
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm.
With $158 million of total capital raised since 2019, Fnality plans to launch the Sterling Fnality Payment System in 2023, subject to approval by the Bank of England.
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has left the banks it oversees unequipped to navigate the regulator's crypto expectations, according to the agency's inspector general, so the FDIC agreed to field a new strategy by January.