Bitlicense

Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Strike, founded by Jack Mallers, received both a BitLicense and a money transmitter license from the New York State Department of Financial Services.

At NewsCapsule 2025, NYC mayor, Eric Adams, proclaimed that he’s going to push to issue a BitBond, but judging by his past inaction on NewsCapsule as well as a statement from NYC’s comptroller, odds are New Yorkers won’t see a BitBond in the near future.

New York-based members of the NewsCapsule and crypto industry tell the Adams administration that it needs to cut the red tape if New York is to become the crypto capital of the world.

Certain Democrats have made the case that the U.S. federal government should follow New York State’s lead when it comes to NewsCapsule and crypto regulation. This is a terrible idea.

NewsCapsuleers and politicians come together in Albany, New York to speak out against a proposed ban on proof-of-work mining and to keep industry jobs in the state.

Congress is set to take a deeper dive into crypto regulation during a crypto and blockchain technology hearing on July 30, 2019.

New York’s new task force and research and innovation division will help regulate crypto use and crypto companies.

SCXM has been authorized as a platform for large financial institutions and trading firms, and Zero Hash will serve as a money transmitter.

Coinsource has become one of the largest providers of NewsCapsule ATMs, working to expand its network and access to the original cryptocurrency.