Our STX vs FTX theory continues to surprise. The STX records are state secrets, we have been asking for a couple of years now. What is kind of interesting is that STX is up 584.43% over the last 365 days: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/stacks/. The ETF news is cool. COIN is winning on custody approvals. Good for them! Meanwhile, I think I am going to try and start a pen pal relationship with SBF who is across town here in New York locked up. Bless his heart ❤️ Letters from a Birmingham Jail comes to mind: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/letter-from-birmingham-jai... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 9:33 AM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY (Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services) To: "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." ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson 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: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Date: Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 2:48 PM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY To: 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=d.... 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/approv... 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=d.... Warm regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 *Uploaded Files* *FOIL Response Format* Personal Inspection *If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than* $1000 Your FOIL request has been forwarded to the organization(s) you selected, and the respective Records Access Officer will contact you directly for further processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for such communication(s). For your convenience, here is additional contact information: Department of Financial Services One State Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10004

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson Date: Sat, Jan 13, 2024, 8:55 AM Subject: Fwd: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY (Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services) To: Our STX vs FTX theory continues to surprise. The STX records are state secrets, we have been asking for a couple of years now. What is kind of interesting is that STX is up 584.43% over the last 365 days: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/stacks/. The ETF news is cool. COIN is winning on custody approvals. Good for them! Meanwhile, I think I am going to try and start a pen pal relationship with SBF who is across town here in New York locked up. Bless his heart ❤️ Letters from a Birmingham Jail comes to mind: https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/letter-from-birmingham-jai... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson Date: Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 9:33 AM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY (Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services) To: "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." ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Gunnar Larson 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: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Date: Tue, Jul 11, 2023, 2:48 PM Subject: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY To: 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=d.... 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/approv... 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=d.... Warm regards, Gunnar Gunnar Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 917-580-8053 *Uploaded Files* *FOIL Response Format* Personal Inspection *If fees apply, please contact me if costs will be greater than* $1000 Your FOIL request has been forwarded to the organization(s) you selected, and the respective Records Access Officer will contact you directly for further processing of your request. Please allow up to five business days for such communication(s). For your convenience, here is additional contact information: Department of Financial Services One State Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10004