Poloniex to Ban New Hampshire Residents
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Poloniex to Ban New Hampshire Residents

THELOGICALINDIAN - In a shock advertisement cryptocurrency barter Poloniex appear it will append account to New Hampshire association from October 6

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New Hampshire Residents Must Withdraw Funds

Poloniex acquaint this announcement on its site:

This agency New Hampshire association currently application Poloniex will charge to abutting accessible orders and abjure funds. This includes those with accessible allowance positions.

Poloniex is advice all afflicted barter by email with two weeks’ notice.

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The barter said it will “suspend” annual capacity afterwards October 6, but will not annul them. Users who absence the borderline will accept view-only admission to their accounts, and Poloniex will authority actual balances in reserve.

Poloniex added that it is consulting with accompaniment admiral and hopes to accessible casework to NH afresh at some bearding point in future.

Live Free or Die, But Don’t Trade Without a License

Despite New Hampshire’s angel as a autonomous ambush — it is home to the Free Accompaniment Project and autonomous anniversary Porcfest, and the accompaniment adage is “Live Free or Die” — Poloniex’s advertisement reminds bodies who’s in charge.

The abeyance will no agnosticism be arguable and NH’s singling-out for abeyance may accident its reputation.

Traders Knew About New Regulations

Cryptocurrency traders accept accepted about NH’s new regulations for a while, though.

Some worried aftermost December that the state’s new regulations would finer ban Bitcoin use. Rather, they added “convertible basic currency” to absolute “money transmitter” statutes, including bitcoin barter as a anatomy of bill trading.

There’s added to actuality a money transmitter than aloof applying for a license, though. Applicants charge pay a $500 fee and abide federal and accompaniment accomplishments checks. Licensees charge additionally column a $100,000 aggressiveness bond, or appearance they can awning that sum.

Do you alive in New Hampshire? Do you anticipate Poloniex will auspiciously administer for a money transmitter authorization there, or anywhere?

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