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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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New York Releases Final BitLicense
NYDFS superintendent Benjamin Lawsky released details of the final Bitlicense today, following a two-year inquiry by the New York regulator.
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New York Stock Exchange Launches Bitcoin Price Index
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT).
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What itBit's Banking Law Charter Really Means
Professor Houman B Shadab examines itBit's recent banking law charter. Should other digital currency exchanges follow suit?
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ItBit Nets $25 Million, Launches NYDFS-Approved Bitcoin Exchange
New York bitcoin exchange itBit has raised $25m in a new Series A round from investors including RRE Ventures and Liberty City Ventures.
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