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European Exchange Bitstamp gets BitLicensed to Expand in US Market

Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has recently received the 19th BitLicense from New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) for its wholly owned subsidiary Bitstamp USA nearly...

Natalie Wu | Apr 13, 2019 04:25

Bitpanda Received Payments Service Provider Under EU Laws

Viennese crypto and fintech firm, Bitpanda has received a payment service provider license from Austria’s financial regulator on April 4. The license was given out to Bitpanda Payments GmbH by...

Shannon Wilson | Apr 09, 2019 04:00

Utah Seeks to Exempt Blockchain Firms from Money Transmitter Act

The US state of Utah has introduced a new bill which aims to exclude blockchain companies from being considered as money transfer services under the Money Transmitter Act. In the last week of...

Shannon Wilson | Mar 06, 2019 04:04

Fintech Update: Regulatory Developments in Italy, Malta, and Mauritius

Cryptocurrency-related regulations have seen some significant updates in Italy, Malta, and Mauritius of late. While Italy has passed a definitions mandate, Malta is consulting the public on a...

Natalie Wu | Feb 14, 2019 03:59

Robinhood Crypto and Moon Inc now BitLicensed in New York

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has granted “virtual currency licenses”, or BitLicenses, to US-based crypto companies Robinhood Crypto and Moon Inc, with the former also being...

Natalie Wu | Jan 29, 2019 09:09

Crypto is Not Money: Pennsylvania Clarifies after 3 Years

Pennsylvania’s Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) has declared that crypto exchanges and related crypto service providers are not required to apply for a money transmission license in order...

Warren Hayes | Jan 26, 2019 04:00

Netherlands to Consider Licensing Crypto Services

The Netherland’s Finance Minister, Pete Hoekstar, has been officially advised by the country’s Authority for the Financial Markets, and the Dutch central bank De Nederlandsche Bank to consider...

Natalie Wu | Jan 21, 2019 14:28

Thailand Begins to Issue Crypto Exchange Licenses

Thailand has issued its first batch of licenses to four cryptocurrency exchanges: Bx, Bitkub, Coins and Satang Pro, while Coin Asset exchange is under review after replacing its management team in a...

Shannon Wilson | Jan 10, 2019 07:56