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Date: Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 10:22 PM
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Here is your Open FOIL NY confirmation information for future reference:
LARSON_DFS_20240113222155575
LARSON_DHR_20240113222155575
*INFORMATION SUBMITTED:*
*Records Requested From*
Department of Financial Services
Division of Human Rights
*Short Title*
Genesis Global Trading Inc. BitLicense Seizure Records
*Description*
Dear Madam or Sir: xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records
concerning the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)
investigation of Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (“Genesis Global Trading”)
leading to seizure of the firm's BitLicense. Additionally, xNY.io -
Bank.org seeks access to records that explain DFS' calculated $8 million
penalty to New York State for compliance failures that violated DFS’s
virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company
vulnerable to illicit activity and cybersecurity threats. xNY.io - Bank.org
notes DFS has recently published other BitLicense penalties of $100M and
$30M. As such, we aim to review accessible records in congruence with
Genesis' $8M penalty. xNY.io - Bank.org seeks records that indicate any
human rights violations part of the compliance failures that violated DFS’s
virtual currency and cybersecurity regulations and left the company
vulnerable to illicit activity and cybersecurity threats. Finally, xNY.io -
Bank.org seeks any and all STX records associated with the Genesis
investigation. The very best, Gunnar Larson
*Uploaded Files*
*FOIL Response Format*
Email
*If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than*
$10000
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Department of Financial Services
One State Street
20th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Division of Human Rights
One Fordham Plaza
4th Floor
New York, NY 10458
