A Revised Version of New York's BitLicense Has Uncloaked
A revised version of New York's BitLicense, the document behind the regulation of all cryptocurrency delving companies has emerged from the shadows, and this time things are a little different. Following a 90-day commentary period in which companies such as Amazon and Walmart made their voices and opinions regarding the BitLicense clear, the document went into hiding where it could lick its wounds and heal itself up for the next round. Now that round has finally arrived, and the revised version is here to make its presence known. Several anticipated changes have been made, including....
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has released a revised version of its BitLicense proposal. First revealed in July, the new framework comes after a lengthy, 90-day comment period for the proposed regulation, which saw notable names from both within and outside of the bitcoin industry weigh in on the proposal. The finalized bill includes previously announced changes, like exclusions for software providers, gift card companies and those who seek to use blockchain tokens for non-financial purposes. A spokesperson for the NYDFS indicated that an official version of....
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released the latest version of of its BitLicense proposal today, an event that sets off another 30-day comment period before the much-anticipated regulation can be finalized. The revised draft finds the state agency following through on a number of proposed changes it has previously announced publicly, while clarifying the intent and structure of the proposal. Overall, the revised BitLicense displayed a willingness by the NYDFS to both respond to concerns from the digital currency and wider business community while largely leaving....
Bitcoin company Xapo recently released its second comment letter on New York’s revised BitLicense. Additionally, the company has teamed up with other bitcoin industry leaders in submitting a combined comment letter to provide further feedback on the BitLicense proposal. After BitLicense was introduced by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) last year, Xapo released its first letter providing its comments. The NYDFS released its revised BitLicense proposal in February 25, 2015. Shortly afterward, on March 27, 2015 Xapo released its second BitLicense comments.
In early February, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released their revised BitLicense proposal to the public. This revision took place following a 90 day public commenting period for the first BitLicense draft held by the department during the latter part of 2014. Recently, the Department has opened up an additional 30-day commenting period for the revised draft, in which anyone can submit their thoughts towards BitLicense. I, Evan Faggart, Assistant Editor of Bitcoinist.net, have been a vocal opponent of BitLicense since the release of the initial proposal in 2014. I....
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....