Tag: New York Department of Financial Services

March 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Celeste Koeleveld joins New York DFS as General Counsel

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) today announces the appointment of Celeste Koeleveld as General Counsel. Ms. Koeleveld will lead DFS’s Office of General Counsel and will be responsible for all legal matters in the agency, reporting directly to the Superintendent. Ms. Koeleveld brings 25 years of experience in significant positions in public…

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April 01, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Xapo and bitcoin industry respond to the revised BitLicense proposal

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) posted a revised BitLicense proposal on February 25, 2015. The revised proposal reflected many steps in the right direction and addressed numerous concerns voiced by Xapo and the bitcoin industry as a whole. Xapo is the company behind the highly anticipated global bitcoin wallet debit card which…

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