"In your July 1, 2022 email you state that you appeal the Determination. After reviewing the 
Approval Letter, I agree with the Determination. The Requested Record is required to be kept 
confidential and exempt from disclosure under NYBL § 36(10) because it arose out of the 
Department’s examination and investigation of STX for custody services. 
Accordingly, I affirm the Department’s Determination and your FOIL appeal is denied." 

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From: Gunnar Larson <g@xny.io>
Date: Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 2:49 PM
Subject: Fwd: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY (Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services)
To: <cypherpunks@cpunks.org>




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From: <noreply@its.ny.gov>
Date: Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 2:48 PM
Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY
To: <G@xny.io>


Thank you for submitting your FOIL request through Open FOIL NY. 


Here is your Open FOIL NY confirmation information for future reference:   

LARSON_DFS_20230711144828136

INFORMATION SUBMITTED:
Records Requested From
Department of Financial Services
Short Title
Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services
Description
Dear Madam or Sir: On July 22, 2022 NY-DFS denied xNY.io - Bank.org records access STX custody in New York. NY-DFS' memo to our attention suggests STX records were held as secret given a current investigation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xfUJA26SBOn_RYIV-yo6QefIWy5HgKTH/view?usp=drivesdk. Today, xNY.io - Bank.org renews our records access request and/or all NY-DFS correspondence regarding approval of Stacks (STX) custody in New York State: https://www.dfs.ny.gov/apps_and_licensing/virtual_currency_businesses/approved_entities/num ber”. Such records may include the approval letter sent by the Department regarding Blockstacks (STX), the virtual currency of Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC (the “Requested Record”). Furthermore, we seek to learn if NY-DFS has a "confidential and shall not release" mandate relating to the STX and NYCCoin relationship similar to the Office of the Mayor of New York City. NY-DFS should be open to sharing STX records, as the City of Miami has here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IrQwP46alrnQXRxIoXxm8kifZMVTRB_x/view?usp=drivesdk. Warm regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053
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