New York News

Robinhood Crypto officially launched its commission-free trading in New York after acquiring a BitLicense in January 2019.

Crypto exchange Bitfinex and its affiliated stablecoin issuer Tether have been granted a stay of demands of which they applied on May 21.

Bitfinex and Tether lawyers file to dismiss an ongoing case versus the New York Attorney General, arguing New York jurisdiction does not apply here.

Bitfinex’s motion to modify an injunction by the New York Attorney General has been approved by the state’s supreme court.

M.Y. Safra Bank will provide FDIC insurance to traders in a move organizers say will further reduce counterparty risk.

Ken Nessel says existing tech isn’t the main hurdle to mainstream adoption — the need for shared infrastructure and governance is.

The letter comes after a judge had noted that the scope of the OAG court order was too broad.

Subhankar Sinha will be the company’s new Head of Blockchain, a role for overseeing BNY Mellon’s blockchain ventures.

Coinbase releases trading for New York residents in a move which sparked a 22% XRP price move.

New York-based crypto asset manager Grayscale reported a 42% growth in its product inflows in Q1 2019 over the previous quarter.

Economist and notorious cryptocurrency critic Nouriel Roubini said that “crypto is the mother and father of all bubbles.”

European crypto exchange Bitstamp hired a former Coinbase and Barclays executive as head of United States operations.

Judge Joel M. Cohen refused to dismiss the court order entirely, but took aim at the “amorphous and endless” nature of its accusations.

CoinMarketCap’s website explains that prices can be manually excluded from its bitcoin average if it “does not seem indicative of a free market price.”

The New York State Attorney General Letitia James has requested the release of documents concerning an alleged deal made between Bitfinex and Tether.