BitLicense Regulations Forked on GitHub by Bitcoin Community
On July 17, New York became the first state to attempt to regulate Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency (referred to as virtual currency in the proposal). New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Ben Lawsky announced the so-called BitLicense proposal on Reddit. While some in the Bitcoin community welcome regulation as a validation of Bitcoin's right to exist, the majority oppose it as the first roots of centralization. Beginning July 24, the public will have 45 days to give feedback to New York state regulators before the BitLicense draft is finalized. In true....
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Last 17th July 2014, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has officially released its proposed BitLicense regulations, governing virtual currency firms doing business with New York residents or operating in New York. This was the first proposed regulatory framework designed specifically towards virtual currencies. The bitcoin community and businesses dealing with crypto currencies should be aware that during the 45-day comment period, they have the opportunity to provide feedback and request clarification or amendments to the proposed regulations. The comment period....
BitLicense has been there on the news for a while now and recently the outgoing superintendent of New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) announced the final version of the BitLicense. By finalizing the BitLicense after almost a year of deliberations and amendments, NY became the first State in the United States to regulate cryptocurrency based businesses. Once the BitLicense regulations come into effect in full force, any Bitcoin or digital currency related business wishing to set shop in the State of New York would have to gain approval from the NYSDFS after meeting all....
Bitcoin regulations, is it good or bad? Well, the debate continues. The government and central bank say it is necessary to protect the interests of the nation and its citizens while a part of bitcoin community begs to differ. According to bitcoin enthusiasts and many community members, bitcoin is and should remain an autonomous currency free of interference from any government or other authority. However, that is not going to change much, governments will try to and eventually succeed in bringing about regulations that will help them keep an eye on and even control bitcoin usage if deemed....
Theo Chino, a Bitcoin entrepreneur has filed a lawsuit against NYDFS and its handling of BitLicense in the Supreme Court of the State of New York. For those who have been following the developments in cryptocurrency sector from past couple of years, the BitLicense fiasco is quite familiar. The cryptocurrency industry was in for a shock last year after the New York Department of Financial Services decided to implement regulations governing digital currencies, popularly referred to as BitLicense. With BitLicense coming into effect, companies in the sector either decided to comply with the....
The controversial Bitlicense regulations recently passed in New York, spearheaded by former NY Department of Financial Services head Benjamin Lawsky, have stirred up their share of controversy in the Bitcoin community. Erik Voorhees of ShapeShift.io, an exchange that does not facilitate fiat-to-cryptocurrency trades, has compared the regulations to North Korean economics. However you feel about the Bitlicense, the new paradigm is that cryptocurrency businesses serious about operating in the Big Apple will be forced to play by the rules. Bitstamp has decided that it falls into the "serious"....