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Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, 2025, replacing Adrienne Harris
Adrienne Harris steps down as head of key New York financial regulator after 4 years
29.9.2025
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that Kaitlin Asrow will take over as acting superintendent of the NYDFS on Oct. 18, replacing Adrienne Harris
New York Regulator Hiring Blockchain Analyst to Tackle Crypto Crimes
7.10.2024
New York’s financial regulator has a job opening for a Virtual Currency Senior Blockchain Analytics Analyst. The permanent position focuses on preventing financial crimes such as money laundering and fraud by ensuring compliance in the growing virtual currency sector. The role involves using...
South African Travel Fintech Turnstay Secures Funding for Regional Expansion from DCG, DFS Lab
18.7.2024
Venture capital firms DFS Lab and Digital Currency Group (DCG) recently invested $300,000 in Turnstay, a South African travel-focused fintech startup. Turnstay aims to simplify payment procedures for international travelers by leveraging a global network of compliant companies. New Investment...
New York sets customer service standards for virtual currency entities
30.5.2024
The BitLicense just got a little tougher with new mandatory standards for treating customers right
Genesis Global Trading Settles With New York for $8M Over Regulatory Non-Compliance, Forfeits Bitlicense
12.1.2024
According to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), Genesis Global Trading has agreed to a settlement fine of $8 million and will forfeit its New York state Bitlicense as part of the agreement over compliance failures. Adrienne Harris, the DFS Superintendent said Genesis...
New York DFS “Needs to Do More” on BitLicense program: State Comptroller
9.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Thomas DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, highlighted that there is a potential deficiency in the state’s financial regulator’s supervision of virtual currency licenses. The Office released a report stressing that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) “needs to...
New York Shrinks List of Pre-Approved Crypto — DOGE, XRP Among Coins Removed
20.9.2023
New York’s financial regulator has significantly reduced the number of pre-approved cryptocurrencies that licensed crypto trading platforms can list. XRP, dogecoin, litecoin, and ethereum classic are among the coins removed from the Greenlist. The regulator also proposed new crypto guidance...
Coin Cafe to repay $4.3M in fees that 'wiped out' investors' Bitcoin accounts
19.5.2023
The platform was charging investors ‘exorbitant and undisclosed fees’ with one user being charged recurring fees of $51,000 over a span of 13 months, according to the statement
Signature Bank Closure Has Nothing to Do With Crypto, Says Regulator
15.3.2023
The decision to close down Signature Bank had “nothing to do with crypto,” said the New York State Department of Financial Services, the regulator that took possession of the troubled bank on Sunday. The financial watchdog insisted that its decision to put Signature Bank in receivership...
Bank Board Member and Dodd-Frank Co-Sponsor Barney Frank Suspects ‘Anti-Crypto’ Message Behind Signature Bank Failure
13.3.2023
Barney Frank, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, discussed his opinion on the recent failure of Signature Bank. In an interview, Frank stated that he believes regulators aimed to “send a very strong...
NY Regulators Seize Control of Signature Bank, Depositors Assured by Federal Bailout
13.3.2023
On Sunday, the New York Department of Financial Services, or DFS, announced that it had taken possession of Signature Bank. The DFS appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, as the receiver of the bank. In a joint statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve, Treasury Department,...
New York proposes to charge crypto companies for regulating them
2.12.2022
The proposal is led by DFS Superintendent Adrienne Harris who is looking for public feedback on the move as the regulator looks to gain further oversight controls
Report: The Oldest Bank in America, BNY Mellon Can Now Custody Bitcoin and Ethereum
11.10.2022
America’s oldest bank, the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, commonly known as BNY Mellon, has announced the financial institution can now custody cryptocurrencies. A report published by the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, says BNY Mellon was approved by the New York State Department...
Robinhood Crypto Fined $30 Million by New York Regulator for ‘Significant Failures’ in Multiple Areas
3.8.2022
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Robinhood Crypto $30 million for “significant failures in the areas of bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering (‘BSA/AML’) obligations and cybersecurity.” Robinhood Crypto Settles With the DFS The...