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http://www.coindesk.com/ny-bitcoin-business-45-days-bitlicense/ Posted by busoni@poloniex at 2015-08-02 01:09:31
It's been over 2 months since they required all users to give their name and location before they could withdraw any funds. Were they already looking at New York regulations at that time?
Their only reason here is a coindesk article from over a month ago. So why the 7-day warning? If there was a new rule in New York that was just announced today, where is the link to that? If the only rule is over a month old, why didn't they announce it then?
I'm pretty sure there are people who go on vacation or just don't check every exchange every week, so 7 days really isn't enough notice. But I guess most New Yorkers are aware of their state's crypto problems, if they're into crypto at all.
