P2P Bitcoin Exchange LocalBitcoins Escapes the Empire State
Note: this is a developing story. LocalBitcoins.com has discontinued service to New York State because of the state's BitLicense. LocalBitcoins.com joins BitFinex, Kraken and other cryptocurrency companies bolting New York on account of the law that prohibits the sale of bitcoin without a license. LocalBitcoins.com greets visitors with a popup window advising them to say whether or not they are New York state residents. The window provides a brief explanation of the regulation, 23 NYCRR 200, then asks them if they are a New York resident. Users then have to check a green-colored box saying....
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Peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange LocalBitCoins has joined the exodus of companies exiting the state of New York refusing to comply with the BitLicense. There has been a torrent of activity over the last few days over the August 8 deadline for declaring corporate compliance with New York’s infamous BitLicense regulation. Many companies have chosen to opt-out of the regulation and the New York State market altogether. This verdict seems to also apply to the popular Bitcoin wallet provider and peer-to-peer exchange LocalBitCoins.com, who has posted a message on their site regarding this....
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Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace Localbitcoins has announced the launch of a new mobile application for its global user base. The software is designed for devices running on Android. The app has been released in response to a growing number of mobile traders. P2P Crypto Market Localbitcoins Offers Users Android App Popular P2P crypto exchange Localbitcoins has presented a mobile application for traders around the world. The app has been developed for Android users and according to an announcement published on Monday, it has already seen thousands of downloads. Work continues to....
Bitcoinist.net had the opportunity to talk to founder of LocalBitcoins.com founder Jeremias Kangas recently. Jeremias speaks at length about how he got started in bitcoin, government intervention, the current state of LocalBitcoin.com and where they are headed in the future. “LocalBitcoins.com is a marketplace for trading bitcoins locally to cash or online payments of your choice. LocalBitcoins.com facilitates peer-to-peer bitcoin transactions.” What is the history of LocalBitcoins.com – how did it get started?
Bitcoin exchange LocalBitcoins is currently experiencing a lengthy outage brought about by server hardware issues. However, the exchange has reassured its users that all bitcoins are safe and sound. LocalBitcoins confirmed the outage in a blog post on Sunday with a brief statement: "Our server had gone down yesterday. The reason might be hardware failure. We are researching the issue and trying to get the site back up." The company also tweeted that no bitcoins or data had been lost in the outage: Trying to get service back up. Can't provide ETA yet. All btc is safe, all data is safe, this....