February 2024 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

New York Mayor urges state to abandon ‘stifling’ BitLicense scheme
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-mayor-urges-state-to-abandon-stifli… New York Mayor urges state to abandon ‘stifling’ BitLicense scheme “We have to continue to be competitive,” the mayor said in a keynote interview at a London crypto conference, where he suggested scrapping the states’ BitLicensing requirement New York City Mayor Eric Adams has hit out at his state’s BitLicensing regime, claiming that it stifles innovation and economic growth. In a closing keynote interview at the Crypto and Digital Assets Summit in London on Wednesday, Adams suggested his state legislature counterparts in Albany “listen to those who are in the industry” adding: “It’s about thinking not only outside the box, but on this one, we may have to destroy the box.” Adams is a crypto advocate who ran for mayor, planning to turn New York City into the “center of the cryptocurrency industry,” and took his first three paychecks in Bitcoin (BTC). In the interview, he said cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are the “next chapters in the future,” and the opportunity shouldn’t be squandered. “New York State is the only state to require a license for crypto companies. That’s a high barrier, and it just makes us less competitive. We have to continue to be competitive.” Since 2015, any “virtual currency business” wishing to offer services within New York requires a BitLicense to do so. According to the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS), the license ensures that its residents have a “well-regulated way to access the virtual currency marketplace” and that the state remains at the “center of technological innovation and forward-looking regulation.” Many crypto firms moved from New York when the license was introduced, and a recent call to remove regulatory barriers and ease restrictions focuses on the license, which costs $5,000 in application fees along with unclear capital requirements set by the DFS. Related: What can Eric Adams do? The limits of turning New York City into a crypto hub In the state capital of Albany, lawmakers take an altogether stricter regulatory approach to the cryptocurrency industry than Adams would. On Tuesday, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to the Senate which would place a two-year ban on all new proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining facilities using carbon energy. On April 9, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a requirement that BitLicensed firms must pay assessment fees to cover the cost of regulatory operating expenses incurred by the DFS, placing possibly tens of thousands of dollars a year extra in fees on firms. “It is imperative that we work with the state lawmakers and regulators,” Adams said “I’m really happy to see Governor Hochul is leaning into this industry as we examine what are the bureaucratic issues that we need to look at.”

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And so as Julio's C-punks rot down Forbes c-punks lurch up
by pro2rat＠yahoo.com.au 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

https://herbertrsim.com/tag/cypherpunk/page/2/ Reposts not carpetbagger cockroaches posing as freedom fighters

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BitLicense Honesty Video
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

BitLicense Honesty Video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0wn9TctRNs/?igsh=NW5ndTgydjM5ZWNq

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Dolly's Business Empire
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

Dolly's Business Empire: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3f7sgXBgGY/?igsh=YXZ2cG5hZmNlZ24x

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Trump Hawks Gold, Self-Branded $399 Sneaker as Legal Fees Mount
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

Did you know the Chairperson of PayPal is Mr. Dunahoe, who is also running a clothing store in Beaverton, OR: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-donahoe-8b591452?utm_source=share&utm_camp… This is a very big problem for us, because of the former FTX Stadium in Miami! FTX was branded the largest fraud in history and we went to AG James many times... I think she may have heard aim to punch a hole right through Dunahoe's Beaverton operations because we cannot get the NBA people upset again with FTX Stadium type stuff. We went to FINCEN and Treasury too... --- Trump Hawks Gold, Self-Branded $399 Sneaker as Legal Fees Mount https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-18/trump-hawks-gold-self-br… Donald Trump is marketing a self-branded $399 metallic gold high-top sneaker after being ordered by a New York judge to pay $364 million for lying about his wealth.

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The Quiet Revolution in How We Rescue Banks
by professor rat 19 Feb '24

19 Feb '24

What forbids us translating the freedom afforded by the Internet to ordinary life, Larson? Jesus Fucking Christ. I think that blockchains will replace armies for national defense, because a blockchain-based assassination market will be created…" Zach. CryptoGo To launch attacks under favorable circumstances is not only every anarchist revolutionary’s right, but their plain duty. The killing of spies, policemen, commissars, the blowing up of police stations, the liberation of prisoners, the seizure of government funds for the needs of the uprising—such operations are already being carried out wherever insurrection is rife. Michael Bloomberg needs killing ( My 2k sats ) Cypherpunks collapse governments. Subject: Everyone a remailer: Everyone a Mint: Everyone an assassin https://marc.info/?l=cypherpunks&m=100872510706876&w=2 Strong-crypto, digital money, anonymous networks, pseudonyms, zero- knowledge proofs, reputations, information-markets, netwar, collapse-of-governments. http://nakamotoinstitute.org/static/docs/cyphernomicon.txt Reposts not Gunnar Larson lies for which he has now earned killing.

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Bahamas Bank Deltec Accused of Giving Bankman-Fried ‘Secret’ Credit to Buy Tether
by Gunnar Larson 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

Bahamas Bank Deltec Accused of Giving Bankman-Fried ‘Secret’ Credit to Buy Tether https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-17/bahamas-bank-deltec-accu… It was one of the remaining puzzles after Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction on fraud charges: what was the relationship between the one-time crypto billionaire, a Bahamas bank whose chairman created the cartoon Inspector Gadget, and cryptocurrency Tether?

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The Quiet Revolution in How We Rescue Banks
by Gunnar Larson 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

The Quiet Revolution in How We Rescue Banks https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/the-quiet-revolution-in-…

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Mom-and-Pop Investors Are Starting to Tiptoe Back Into Crypto
by Gunnar Larson 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

Madam Superintendent: Below Bloomberg reports Coinbase and Robinhood see a jump in trading by individuals. NY-DFS was very kind with xNY.io - Bank.org's Coinbase records request. Between the two firms your office has issued $130M in penalties, a world record for virtual currencies. May NY-DFS kindly expedite xNY.io - Bank.org's records request for Robinhood? The Robinhood records have been delayed five times by your office. Have a great day. Thank you, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 -- Mom-and-Pop Investors Are Starting to Tiptoe Back Into Crypto https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-18/mom-and-pop-investors-ar… Small investors have started to ease back into crypto, even if they are not yet rushing in headfirst the way they did during the last bull market three years ago.

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Wall Street’s Moelis Bet Big on the Middle East. Now He’s Cashing In
by Gunnar Larson 18 Feb '24

18 Feb '24

I am a Scholar in the Middle East and in the United States of America. Gunnar -- Wall Street’s Moelis Bet Big on the Middle East. Now He’s Cashing In https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-18/wall-street-bank-moelis-… In a low-key second-floor office in the heart of Dubai’s bustling financial center, bankers working for Moelis & Co. are busier than ever — so much so that the firm has had to tear down walls to add desks for its expansion drive.

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