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Family Offices See Legitimacy in Securitized Bitcoin Investments

Investors with over $1t in assets have gathered to judge if bitcoin is ready to be recognized as a mainstream asset class.

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Bitcoin Startups Stuck in Limbo as BitLicense Process Drags On

More than six months after the final date for application filings, only one license has been issued under New York’s BitLicense regulatory framework.

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Bitcoin Exchange Kraken Acquires Coinsetter, Launches US Trading

Kraken has announced it has purchased Coinsetter in what amounts to one of the larger mergers of notable brands in the bitcoin ecosystem.

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Circle Granted First BitLicense by NYDFS

Bitcoin wallet Circle says it has become the first company to receive a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

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TechStars MD: Banks are Embracing the Inevitability of Bitcoin

With bitcoin, banks are now embracing what many already feel to be "inevitable", according to TechStars managing director Jenny Fielding.

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BitLicense: Who Has Applied and Who Has Left New York?

CoinDesk is keeping track of both the companies that apply for a BitLicense and those that decide to stop operating in New York state.

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The Real Cost of Applying for a New York BitLicense

CoinDesk has spoken to various bitcoin companies to breakdown the cost of the BitLicense application process both in monetary and non-monetary terms.

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$100k Bail for Suspected Head of Bitcoin Exchange Coin.mx

A man charged by US prosecutors for operating bitcoin exchange service Coin.mx without a money transmission license has been released on bail.

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New York Bitcoin Scene Divided As BitLicense Deadline Looms

As the BitLicense application deadline nears, which bitcoin companies will stay in New York and which will go?

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NY Bitcoin Businesses Now Have 45 Days to Apply for BitLicense

The NYDFS has officially adopted the BitLicense as of its publication in the New York State Register today.

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