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BitLicense Recipients

A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients.

Updated Dec 12, 2022, 12:49 p.m. Published Jun 24, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
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The first BitLicense was issued in 2015, just months after the regulatory regime was first implemented. A total of 25 entities are now approved to operate in New York by the Department of Financial Services, including six limited purpose trust companies.

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