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"Forty-eight US states regulate money transmitters although the laws vary from one state to the other.[3] Most of the states[4] require a surety bond with widely ranging amounts from as little as $25,000 to over $1 million and maintaining a minimum capital requirement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_transmitterWhat are the two free states? Thanks
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July 21, 2013, 02:59:52 AM |
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South Carolina and Wyoming
amirite?
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July 21, 2013, 03:06:57 AM Last edit: July 21, 2013, 03:23:02 AM by Kluge |
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"Forty-eight US states regulate money transmitters although the laws vary from one state to the other.[3] Most of the states[4] require a surety bond with widely ranging amounts from as little as $25,000 to over $1 million and maintaining a minimum capital requirement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_transmitterWhat are the two free states? Thanks Did you do that just to direct us to an MSB lawyer with virtual currency know-how? http://moneytransmitterlicense.blogspot.com/ ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) Lot of the links are broken. All 50 states listed, so dunno which two don't have MSB laws... Kansas and NY don't seem to have a pinpoint on the state-by-state map... https://www.paypal-media.com/licensesPaypal has licenses for everywhere but South Carolina and NY. So, looking like definitely NY (which seems really, really unlikely - but I guess possible), and either South Carolina or Kansas. ETA: http://www.shajlaw.com/newyorkmoneyservicebusinesslicense.html Paypal must have some way to get around MSB in NY, but I'm pretty sure I counted 48 states and 2 non-states in PP's list, which'd indicate there's only one state without MSB license requirements. From map on first page linked: South Carolina: Currently no regulation WY and NY definitely have regulation, though. ETA2: It looks like KS does have MSB requirements, but are apparently very difficult to find ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) ETA3: SC definitely has something on the books... I'm getting tired of combing through bureaucratic crap at this point, though. ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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July 22, 2013, 09:25:36 PM |
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Somebody found my cheat sheet!
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July 22, 2013, 11:02:12 PM |
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Somebody found my cheat sheet! I don't suppose you would be so kind as to share your opinion on what significance (if any) there is in SC and Montana not having these regulations, as it relates specifically to the Bitcoin legal landscape? Is this more along the lines of an interesting piece of trivia or something that people who are starting up Bitcoin based businesses should possibly consider when choosing where to operate, incorporate, etc...? I guess, I don't see any evidence of a whole bunch of current fiat-based institutions locating themselves in these states or anything (please correct me if I'm wrong), which tells me that the "free" states are sort of free in name only?
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July 23, 2013, 04:13:37 AM |
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Somebody found my cheat sheet! I don't suppose you would be so kind as to share your opinion on what significance (if any) there is in SC and Montana not having these regulations, as it relates specifically to the Bitcoin legal landscape? Is this more along the lines of an interesting piece of trivia or something that people who are starting up Bitcoin based businesses should possibly consider when choosing where to operate, incorporate, etc...? I guess, I don't see any evidence of a whole bunch of current fiat-based institutions locating themselves in these states or anything (please correct me if I'm wrong), which tells me that the "free" states are sort of free in name only? My guess is: If you are operating as a money transmitter in a state that doesn't require a license; then you would only need to register with FinCEN. But that would be if you are only doing business in that state. With the current guidance of FinCEN (until/if it is further clarified), the advantage I could see; is a miner would then be able to sell units that he/she mined on an exchange such as BTC-E. Again this is only a guess, as I'm not a lawyer.
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July 23, 2013, 04:47:54 AM |
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The primary significance of those states is for local bitcoin sales or exchanges. So, miners located in those states that sell their mined coin, for example, might be able to avoid state licensing requirements so long as they are selling those coins to people within the state.
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July 23, 2013, 05:24:18 AM |
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The primary significance of those states is for local bitcoin sales or exchanges. So, miners located in those states that sell their mined coin, for example, might be able to avoid state licensing requirements so long as they are selling those coins to people within the state.
Wouldn't they also be able to use an exchange located outside of the country?
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July 23, 2013, 02:33:42 PM |
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The primary significance of those states is for local bitcoin sales or exchanges. So, miners located in those states that sell their mined coin, for example, might be able to avoid state licensing requirements so long as they are selling those coins to people within the state.
Wouldn't they also be able to use an exchange located outside of the country? In some cases a foreign exchange could solicit and service customers in those two states without licensing in those states.
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July 23, 2013, 02:50:02 PM |
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So this means if Mt. Gox was in one of those states, they wouldn't of had money seized?
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July 23, 2013, 03:33:45 PM |
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Somebody found my cheat sheet! I don't suppose you would be so kind as to share your opinion on what significance (if any) there is in SC and Montana not having these regulations, as it relates specifically to the Bitcoin legal landscape? Is this more along the lines of an interesting piece of trivia or something that people who are starting up Bitcoin based businesses should possibly consider when choosing where to operate, incorporate, etc...? I guess, I don't see any evidence of a whole bunch of current fiat-based institutions locating themselves in these states or anything (please correct me if I'm wrong), which tells me that the "free" states are sort of free in name only? My guess is: If you are operating as a money transmitter in a state that doesn't require a license; then you would only need to register with FinCEN. But that would be if you are only doing business in that state. With the current guidance of FinCEN (until/if it is further clarified), the advantage I could see; is a miner would then be able to sell units that he/she mined on an exchange such as BTC-E. Again this is only a guess, as I'm not a lawyer. Would South Carolina and Montana then be good places to install Bitcoin ATMs?
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July 23, 2013, 03:59:12 PM |
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Would South Carolina and Montana then be good places to install Bitcoin ATMs?
From a legal perspective, yes. From a business perspective, probably not. Most of my clients are targeting NY, CA, TX, FL and IL, in roughly that order. South Carolina and Montana are not very dense with bitcoiners.
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July 23, 2013, 05:05:47 PM |
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Would South Carolina and Montana then be good places to install Bitcoin ATMs?
From a legal perspective, yes. From a business perspective, probably not. Most of my clients are targeting NY, CA, TX, FL and IL, in roughly that order. South Carolina and Montana are not very dense with bitcoiners. Thanks for sharing your opinions, as always it helps shed a little light into the grey area we're all in now.
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July 23, 2013, 08:56:55 PM |
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Thanks for sharing your opinions, as always it helps shed a little light into the grey area we're all in now.
Happy to help!
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July 24, 2013, 08:35:12 PM |
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Actually in addition to Montana and South Carolina, there's sort of a third state: in New Mexico there is no money transmission regulation unless involving a negotiable instrument.
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May 24, 2014, 03:27:17 AM |
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Resurrecting this old thread to find out which States have residents who have successfully deposited/withdrawn fiat on Kraken.
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May 25, 2014, 09:14:54 AM |
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By the way, included in my Magic Bag of Tricks is the ability to provide Montana corporations.
Not spamming; just saying......................................
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June 13, 2014, 01:45:28 AM |
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"Forty-eight US states regulate money transmitters although the laws vary from one state to the other.[3] Most of the states[4] require a surety bond with widely ranging amounts from as little as $25,000 to over $1 million and maintaining a minimum capital requirement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_transmitterWhat are the two free states? Thanks I would not consider them "free" states as they still have federal regulations, just not additional, state level regulations.
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June 13, 2014, 02:54:37 PM |
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"Forty-eight US states regulate money transmitters although the laws vary from one state to the other.[3] Most of the states[4] require a surety bond with widely ranging amounts from as little as $25,000 to over $1 million and maintaining a minimum capital requirement." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_transmitterWhat are the two free states? Thanks I would not consider them "free" states as they still have federal regulations, just not additional, state level regulations. Fed rules don't apply until the commerce crosses state lines. If all activity is done within the state the Fed can't say anything.
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