San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken isn't planning to respond to the New York Attorney General's newly unveiled inquiry into the ecosystem.
Kraken was one of 13 exchanges that received a letter from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday as part of his new inquiry into cryptocurrency exchanges, as previously reported.
While most exchanges generally welcomed the inquiry and said they would fill out the attached questionnaire, Kraken took a different tack when reached for comment.
"Kraken's BitLicense-prompted exit from New York in 2015 pays another dividend today," CEO Jesse Powell said via email early Wednesday morning.
Kraken announced that it would leave the state in 2015 due to the BitLicense, New York's cryptocurrency regulatory framework.
In a blog post at the time, the exchange called the law "a creature so foul, so cruel that not even Kraken possesses the courage or strength to face its nasty, big, pointy teeth."
Powell wrote Wednesday that Kraken is generally happy to engage with government bodies but criticized the AG's approach, adding: "Why don't you try extracting this information from those businesses actually operating in your state?".
While Kraken is not alone in having left New York due to the BitLicense, some state authorities continue to praise the regulations.
"The regulatory structure that we created for virtual currency has helped our licensed companies attract greater interest from customers, investors, and potential financial services partners," New York Department of Financial Services superintendent Maria Vullo said last week.
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Kraken CEO: Crypto Exchange Won't Answer New York AG's Inquiry
gepubliceerd op Apr 18, 2018
by Coindesk | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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