Fwd: FOIL Request Confirmation from Open FOIL NY (Stacks (STX) Virtual Currency Custody Approval by New York State Department of Financial Services)

[Gunnar Larson]

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From: Gunnar Larson <g at xny.io>
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: <cypherpunks at cpunks.org>


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-jail


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Gunnar Larson <g at xny.io>
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: <cypherpunks at cpunks.org>


"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 at 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 at cpunks.org>




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