Vermont Finance Commissioner: We Don't Need a BitLicense
Though a number US states have recently introduced measures that would allow bitcoin to become accepted as payment, Vermont came into the spotlight this week for a different reason - its decision to abruptly shut down the state's only bitcoin ATM. While the machines operators, New York-based PYC, have tried to paint the state as out of touch with innovation, the state's Department of Financial Regulation is seeking to set the record straight that it's anything but. In a new interview, Commissioner Susan Donegan described digital currencies as "not a new issue" for the small New England....
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As it look for ways to utilize new innovations for its own record keeping applications, the State of Vermont has asked experts to submit a report on the blockchain technology. The request, signed by the state governor himself, has directed the Secretary of State, the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, and an Attorney General to consult with the delegates of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the Center for Legal Innovation at Vermont Law School, while creating a report that elaborately discusses the risks and benefits associated with the blockchain....
Bitcoin ATMs have been a growing market worldwide as Bitcoin slowly and consistently gains popularity, and many parts of the United States have joined the technology revolution. Some states in the union are more interested and accommodating than others. New Hampshire has been very pro-Bitcoin within their state's regulatory framework. It appears that their western next door neighbor, Vermont, is not so much. Vermont goes from Hero to Zero. At the heart of the matter is being licensed by the state of Vermont to operate a Bitcoin ATM. Blu-Bin/PYC has been running this Bitcoin ATM at a Church....
California’s assembly committee on banking and finance has approved a bill that would regulate cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in a similar fashion to New York’s controversial BitLicense. Dubbed AB-1326 Virtual Currency, the legislation is now headed to the appropriations committee before reaching a vote on the assembly floor. The bill would make it a crime in California to operate a virtual currency business without first registering with the commissioner of business oversight, satisfying all requirements, and paying an application fee of $5,000. Businesses must also file audits and....
Vermont may be known for more than its dairy farms and green mountains these days. This week the state of Vermont’s Governor has signed a new bill into law that applies virtual currencies to ‘permissible investments’ for money transmission businesses regulated by the Department of Financial Regulation. Virtual Currencies Are Now Permissible Investments....
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voiced concerns regarding a new proposal that could give the securities regulator new powers to regulate cryptocurrency platforms and decentralized finance (defi) protocols.
New SEC Proposal Could Hurt the Crypto Industry, Commissioner Peirce Cautions
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has warned that a recent proposal could be devastating for the crypto industry, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Peirce is a pro-bitcoin commissioner, who is also known in the crypto....