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US Regulators Grant Digital Bank OakNorth Authorization for Representative Office

OakNorth – the digital bank for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs – announces that it has secured authorization from the Federal Reserve and the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for a Representative Office in New York. The authorization will enable OakNorth to “proactively market… Read More

Gemini Trust Company, a New York State Chartered Virtual Currency Entity, Returns $2.18B in Digital Assets to Earn Customers

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has shared a consumer alert update for Gemini Earn customers. Gemini Trust Company, a New York State chartered virtual currency entity, has reportedly returned more than $2 billion in digital assets to Earn customers. The NYDFS has… Read More

WisdomTree Gets New York Trust Charter, Plans Digital Asset Offerings

WisdomTree (NYSE: WT) has been approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to receive a limited-purpose trust charter under New York banking law. WisdomTree notes that this will enable the launch of WisdomTree Prime.  The charter also enables digital asset activity,… Read More

NYDFS Superintendent Harris Secures Commitment from Gemini Trust Company to Return At Least $1.1B to Earn Program Clients

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris announced that Gemini Trust Company, LLC has committed to return at least $1.1 billion to Gemini Earn Program customers through the Genesis Global Capital, LLC  bankruptcy proceeding. In furtherance of that commitment, Gemini… Read More

Superintendent Harris Announces $8M Penalty Against Genesis Global Trading After NYDFS Investigation Finds Failings in AML, Cybersecurity, Firm to Surrender BitLicense

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris has announced that Genesis Global Trading, Inc. will “pay an $8 million penalty to New York State for compliance failures that violated DFS’s virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company vulnerable… Read More

NYDFS Adopts Guidance for State-Regulated Banking and Mortgage Institutions to Address Climate Change Risks

Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services adopted guidance for New York State-regulated banking and mortgage institutions in order “to help them manage their material financial and operational risks associated with climate change.” Governor Hochul said: “Climate change… Read More

NYDFS Superintendent Adopts Regulatory Guidance Regarding Listing of Digital Currencies

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued guidance which adopts enhanced requirements for coin-listing and delisting policies of DFS-regulated virtual currency entities, “updating the prior framework issued by the Department in 2020.” Superintendent Harris stated: “This guidance continues the… Read More

Fireblocks Appoints Ex- NYDFS Crypto Regulator Peter Marton and Cryptographer Chaitanya Reddy Konda to Lead Compliance Initiatives

Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on the blockchain, announces the appointments of Peter Marton, former Deputy Superintendent of Virtual Currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), and cryptographer, Chaitanya Reddy Konda, who “designed… Read More

New York State Department of Financial Services Provides Guidance on Virtual Currency, Makes Recommendations for Coin Listing

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has published “guidance” for the US digital asset industry building upon its already widely utilized Bit Licence rules. Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued a statement explaining her goal of prioritizing regulations for “virtual currency policy” to… Read More

Digital Assets: Standard Custody, L1 Advisors to Offer Integrated Qualified Custody, Self-custody Services

Standard Custody & Trust Company, a NYDFS chartered company providing institutional-grade custody, escrow, and settlement services for digital assets, announced a  partnership with L1 Advisors, a “pioneering” onchain wealth management platform for financial advisors and their clients. This partnership signifies an “industry-first” product offering “for… Read More

Treasury, FDIC, Federal Reserve Announce Action to Protect All Deposits at Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank in New York

The US Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve have joined to protect all account holders at the Silicon Valley Bank (NASDAQ:SIVB), which was taken over by the federal government on Friday. The exceptional action means that accounts holding over $250,000 will have access to… Read More

Coinbase to Stop Trading Binance USD (BUSD) in March

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced via Twitter that it will cease trading in Binance USD (BUSD) on March 13, 2023. We regularly monitor the assets on our exchange to ensure they meet our listing standards. Based on our most recent reviews, Coinbase will suspend trading for Binance… Read More

NYDFS Enhances Virtual Currency Fraud Detection Capabilities

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris recently announced that the Department has “enhanced its ability to detect fraud and other illegal activity among New York State-regulated entities engaged in virtual currency activity through new insider trading and market manipulation… Read More

Paxos Talking to SEC, Defending its Stablecoin as Not a Security: Report

As previously reported, US regulators apparently compelled a cessation in the utilization of BUSD – Binance’s dollar-based stablecoin managed by Paxos. The action represents another step in the tightening vice of crypto regulation. Paxos Trust is a regulated entity by the  New York Department of Financial… Read More

Paxos to Halt Minting New BUSD Stablecoin Tokens

Paxos, the regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure platform, announced it will end its relationship with Binance “for the branded stablecoin BUSD.” Effective February 21, Paxos will “cease issuance of new BUSD tokens as directed by and working in close coordination with the New York Department… Read More

Here is the Industry Guidance Issued by NYDFS for Virtual Assets

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has issued updated guidance for firms engaged in the crypt or “virtual asset” sector. NYDFS created a path for regulating digital asset firms fairly early on in the emergence of crypto. The announcement issued yesterday aims… Read More

Nexo’s Offices Raided in Bulgaria, Four Individuals Charged in Allegations of Money Laundering

It has not been that long since Nexo decided to exit the US market, but in recent days the offices of Nexo have been raided in Bulgaria according to multiple reports. While based in London, Nexo is affiliated with a former member of the Bulgarian… Read More

Coinbase to Pay $50 Million Penalty to New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS)

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) will pay $50 million to the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) to settle a “compliance investigation.” Coinbase has been licensed by the regulator to conduct a virtual currency business and money-transmitting business in the State of New York since 2017. DFS… Read More

Paxos Becomes “First” Issuer to Disclose “Full” Monthly Reserve Holdings Backing USDP, BUSD Stablecoins

Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, has disclosed the “specific” financial instruments backing its “regulated” stablecoins USDP and BUSD. Moving forward, Paxos will “provide these detailed disclosures on a monthly basis in addition to its attestations.” These reports “provide the CUSIP of all instruments backing… Read More

Digital Assets: Standard Custody & Trust Company Approved by NYDFS as Regulated Qualified Custodian

Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC, a custody and settlement platform for digital assets, has received charter status to operate under New York State Banking Law as a regulated qualified custodian. According to a release from the company, the New York State Department of Financial… Read More

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