New York Approves Its First Publicly Available Japanese Yen Stablecoin
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has authorized GMO to issue U.S. dollar and Japanese yen-pegged stablecoins. The latter “will be the first of its kind available to the public.” To date, the regulator has given out 27 charters and licenses for companies engaged in crypto activities. First Regulated Yen Stablecoin Approved in NY The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted a charter under New York Banking Law to GMO-z.com Trust Company Inc., a subsidiary of the Japanese giant GMO Internet. This enables the....
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Japanese firm GMO will now be able to offer Yen and dollar-pegged stablecoins to the public in New York. New York has given the first authorization to a stablecoin backed by the Japanese Yen to operate in the U.S.Per a Dec. 29 announcement, the New York Department of Financial Services has granted Japanese firm GMO-Z.com a charter to handle U.S.D. and Yen-backed stablecoins in New York. Given New York's status as a global center, the NYDFS is the most prominent state financial regulator in the U.S. It is also one of the most aggressive. A pass to operate in New York often opens up the rest....
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The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities.
Ripple Labs is on the verge of receiving approval from New York’s top crypto regulator for its new stablecoin, RLUSD. According to a Fox Business report, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is expected to greenlight the stablecoin, with a potential launch date set for December 4. Ripple Set To Launch RLUSD Stablecoin […]
The Chapter 15 US bankruptcy filing submitted by defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox won approval in a Dallas court today as part of a move that will send proceedings to Japanese courts for further deliberation. The case update, while largely procedural, should empower Japanese courts to take a greater oversight into the case, including any proposed restructuring plans. Bloomberg Businessweek summed up the importance of the decision, writing: "The ruling empowers the company's Japanese trustee to examine witnesses, gather and review evidence and oversee assets in the US, such as servers." Mt.....