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New York State Department of Financial Services Proposes Framework for a Conditional BitLicense

By William Mack & India L. Sneed on July 9, 2020

Posted in Asset-backed Tokens, Featured, New York

In 2015, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized rules creating the BitLicense for virtual currency exchanges operating in New York state. New York is currently the only…
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First Gold-Backed Virtual Currency in New York Approved

By Rebecca G. DiStefano & William Mack on April 24, 2020

Posted in Asset-backed Tokens, Featured, New York

New York Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced on Sept. 5, 2019 that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has authorized Paxos Trust Company LLC…
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