Bitcoin exchange Coinbase gets money transmitter licence in NY

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase gets money transmitter licence in NY

Bitcoin (virtual currency) coins are seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, May 27, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

The New York Department of Financial Services announced on Monday that it had granted a virtual currency and money transmitter license to bitcoin exchange Coinbase.

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