New York has never been a crypto-friendly haven. Thanks to the regulations set forth by the now infamous BitLicense, the Big Apple has garnered a reputation for allegedly being anti-blockchain.The BitLicense Is About to Lighten UpBut now, changes are being made to the region’s regulatory protocols that may make things easier for crypto companies looking to do business in the city that doesn’t sleep. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has suggested adding new...
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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) said that it will soon introduce changes and upgrade its virtual currency license famously known as BitLicense. In the cryptocurrency community, NYDFS is well-known for already having a strict set of rules setting the highest regulatory benchmark standards.On Wednesday, December 11, Superintendent Linda Lacewell announced that the regulator will modify rules for the approval process of new digital currencies. Under the existing set of...
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