[2015-05-09] NDTV: Bitcoin Exchange Receives First License in New York State

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Bitcoin Exchange Receives First License in New York State

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/bitcoin-exchange-receives-first-license-in-new-york-state-690547

New York state's top financial regulator has granted the first license to a Bitcoin exchange, allowing it to open legally to customers across the country.

The exchange, itBit, said Thursday that it was beginning to take on U.S. customers immediately after receiving a banking trust charter from New York state's Department of Financial Services and its superintendent, Benjamin M. Lawsky, who has been trying for some time to bring new rules to the fledgling virtual currency industry.