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NYS Releases Final Version of BitLicense Regulation

Bitcoins in Wallet Capital New York
(1) receiving virtual currency for transmission or transmitting virtual currency, except where the transaction is undertaken for non-financial purposes and does not involve the transfer of more than a nominal amount of virtual currency;
(2) storing, holding, or maintaining custody or control of virtual currency on behalf of others;
(3) buying and selling virtual currency as a customer business;
(4) performing Exchange Services as a customer business; or 
(5) controlling, administering, or issuing a virtual currency. 
(1) Persons that are chartered under the New York Banking Law and are approved
by the superintendent to engage in virtual currency business activity; and
(2) merchants and consumers that utilize virtual currency solely for the purchase or sale of goods or services or for investment purposes.