BitLicense Recipients

A list of all New York Department of Financial Service BitLicense and limited purpose trust charter recipients.

AccessTimeIconJun 24, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Updated Dec 12, 2022 at 12:49 p.m. UTC

The first BitLicense was issued in 2015, just months after the regulatory regime was first implemented. A total of 25 entities are now approved to operate in New York by the Department of Financial Services, including six limited purpose trust companies.

BitLicenses

Limited Purpose Trust Charters

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