News with the tag "Bitlicense"

New York City (NYC) Mayor Eric Adams has announced plans to build a municipal Bitcoin-backed bond, dubbed ‘BitBond.’ He further intended to eliminate the New York controversial BitLicense, which has been a significant hurdle for crypto businesses. Speaking on Wednesday at the Bitcoin 2025 conference...

Mayor Eric Adams announced on May 20th that the city of New York was launching a crypto advisory council to bring fintech jobs into the Big Apple. He noted that NYC had sufficient experts to help New Yorkers navigate solutions through blockchain technology. Speaking at the first ever crypto summit h...

Ex-SoftBank official Akshay Naheta takes the helm as co-CEO of Bakkt to help revitalize the struggling crypto trading platform. Akshay Naheta, a former SoftBank executive, has joined Bakkt as co-chief executive officer, signaling an effort to turn around the struggling American crypto trading and cu...

Anchorage Digital’s subsidiary, Anchorage Digital NY, LLC, has received a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services. Read original article on coincu.com

Anchorage Digital, a leading crypto platform for institutional clients, has received approval for a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services. The approval authorizes Anchorage Digital’s subsidiary, Anchorage Digital NY, LLC, to offer regulated crypto trading services to in...

With the addition of Anchorage’s New York arm, the New York financial regulator has approved 34 companies since the BitLicense scheme launched in 2015.

NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris said any federal legislation should still keep a role for state regulators.

The NYDFS is recruiting a policy specialist to address key crypto, DeFi, and AI issues within financial services.

Lookonchain said that Cumberland has already injected nearly $6.28 billion into the crypto markets since October 2023.

The New York State Department of Financial Services lists 33 companies holding licenses, allowing them to offer crypto-related products and services.