Lawsky Says Bitcoin Software Developers Won't Need BitLicense
The BitLicense is continually evolving; today, the NYDFS has clarified that Bitcoin software developers do not need to apply for a BitLicense. Additionally, the official comment period on the proposed BitLicense regulations by the NYDFS has again been extended to accommodate the anticipated revised proposal. The NYDFS has promised to have a revised proposal for the public by the end of October. Lawsky spoke today at the Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law in New York City with a panel of digital currency experts. By admitting the areas that the NYDFS does not wish to over-extend into,....
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Developers, miners and individuals using bitcoin will generally not be regulated by the impending 'BitLicense' proposals, according to Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Speaking at the Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law, New York, Lawsky clarified that many individuals and companies working within the bitcoin space will not need regulatory approval or a BitLicense to operate in New York State. "We are regulating financial intermediaries. We are not regulating software development," he said, adding: "To clarify, we do not intend to....
The new BitLicense will open for a 30-day public comment period in just a few days. In a speech to the Bipartisan Policy Council, a Washington D. C. think tank, New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Ben Lawsky told the world about the new BitLicense's impending release date as well as several planned changes. Also read: NYDFS's Ben Lawsky Reveals Plan for Transitional BitLicense at #Money2020. Changes in the new BitLicense. Notably, a new BitLicense is not required for consumers or merchants seeking to transact in Bitcoin; furthermore, Bitcoin-related software....
As revealed for the first time earlier today, The New York Department of Financial Services plans to give "transitional BitLicenses" to certain smaller digital currency companies seeking to do business in New York. NYDFS Superintendent Ben Lawsky gave some updates to the NYDFS's proposed BitLicense regulatory framework during his keynote speech at Money20/20. Lawsky repeated that Bitcoin software developers and individual users would not have to apply for a BitLicense. Lawsky also emphasized that individuals miners and even large mining pools would not need to apply for a BitLicense, this....
It wasn't terribly long ago that I wrote about New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky speaking at the Cardozo Law School in New York City. That event took place on Tuesday evening, and many in the community may be relieved to hear about what changes Lawsky and his team are planning to make to the much talked about BitLicense proposal that is out now in a public commenting period. For starters, software developers, bitcoin minters, and individuals using the digital currency (with the exception of those offering financial services) will not be....
Former New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) superintendent Benjamin Lawsky denied allegations from the Bitcoin community suggesting he created the BitLicense as a setup for his newly established legal firm, The Lawsky Group. Lawsky said he is not allowed to work on anything related to the BitLicense for the rest of his life. Lawsky countered the criticism during an interview with American Banker editor in chief Marc Hochstein. The interview, held at the American Banker Digital Currencies + the Blockchain Conference in New York City, was Lawsky's first public appearance....