China's 'Big Three' Bitcoin Exchanges: BitLicense Would Harm Overseas Markets
China's 'Big Three' bitcoin exchanges, OKCoin, BTC China and Huobi, have joined forces to submit feedback to Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), regarding his agency's recent BitLicense proposal. In a newly published open letter, the three companies criticized the broad reach of the regulations, stating they should only apply to businesses with meaningful connections to New York. Signed by company CEOs Bobby Lee of BTC China, Lin 'Leon' Li of Huobi and Mingxing 'Star' Xu of OKCoin, the letter said: "While we are companies....
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Regarding the issue of the global influence that the current BitLicense proposal would have on Bitcoin-related businesses throughout the world, Lawsky said to be welcoming"as many points of views as possible" in order "to make the best decisions possible." China's "Big Three" Bitcoin exchanges BTC China, Huobi and OKCoin, transmitted their joint-comments regarding the BitLicense proposal, a series of rules which were designed to regulate virtual currency-related businesses, submitted in late-July by the New York State Department of Financial Services. "Licensee's affiliates should have no....
A new web-based app from BTC China called 'Picasso ATM' allows anyone with a smartphone to become a 'walking bitcoin ATM', without the need to invest thousands of dollars in hardware. Sellers can use the app to upload and sell bitcoins nearly anywhere in the world, in a range of major currencies. It could be the first of many moves by Chinese bitcoin exchanges to appeal to international customers. BTC China is the most prominent of China's bitcoin exchanges overseas already thanks to its English language interface and its CEO Bobby Lee's appearances at major conferences like CoinSummit.....
BitLicense, introduced in the New York state did more harm than good to the digital currency technology industry. Other governments intend to avoid making the same mistakes. Read more... When BitLicense was introduced, it was hailed as a defining moment, where the government-less and regulation-less cryptocurrency platforms meet regulatory machinery set up by governments and centralized organizations. A bit over one year down the line, BitLicense is being constantly referred back to, in order to avoid doing the same mistakes. BitLicense, introduced by Benjamin Lawsky, then Superintendent....
Known as one of China's 'big three' exchanges, Beijing-based Huobi experienced a meteoric rise to the top tier of China's bitcoin industry last year, emerging as newcomer and growing to become a market leader with more than 100 employees. Since that early success, Huobi, like other China-based exchanges, has struggled to control its international perception. Huobi has had to fight off rumours it was faking trading volumes in a bid to attract users. Further, the future and stability of its business were called into question by China's central bank, which has moved broadly to discourage....