New York
New York Regulator Adds 3-Strike Rule for BitLicense Applicants
The regulator hopes the new three-strike rule will encourage BitLicense applicants to ensure they've taken its feedback on board.
The Queens Politician Who Wants to Give New Yorkers Their Own Crypto
Assemblyperson Ron Kim has proposed a decentralized contact tracing protocol and a blockchain-based public banking system for New Yorkers.
New York, French Finance Watchdogs Open Doors for Each Other's Fintech Startups
The New York State Department of Financial Services and its French regulatory counterpart will work to "ease the entry" for fintech innovators into their respective markets.
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ErisX Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Receive New York's BitLicense
Eris Clearing, the clearing and settlement arm of ErisX, has been awarded the hard-to-come-by Virtual Currency License from New York's Department of Financial Services.
New York Power Plant Sells 30% of Its Bitcoin Mining Hashrate to Institutional Buyers
Greenidge Generation, an upstate New York power plant that's using proprietary facility to mine bitcoin, has sold up to 30 percent of its computing power to institutional buyers.
New York Regulator Tells Crypto Firms to Develop Coronavirus Contingency Plans
NYDFS is asking all crypto firms operating in New York to prepare detailed plans in case day-to-day operations are disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
A New York Power Plant Is Mining $50K Worth of Bitcoin a Day
The power plant believes it will remain profitable even after the halving event in May.
Coinbase Adds Support for 2 More Cryptocurrencies in New York State
The exchange has now added the privacy-enhancing cryptocurrency zcash and its own USDC stablecoin in New York state.
New York Governor Proposes Giving Financial Watchdog More Teeth
Andrew Cuomo wants to give the Department of Financial Services more powers in regulating certain licensed entities, including crypto startups.
