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Money Transmitter License

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Client Guide

How to Get a Crypto Exchange License: State-by-State Requirements

A 2026 guide to licensing a U.S. crypto exchange — the FinCEN MSB baseline, money transmitter licenses in 49 states, New York's BitLicense, California's DFAL, the MTMA standardization trend, and how the GENIUS Act changes the picture for stablecoin issuers. Includes a strategic state-selection framework and partner-bank alternatives.

July 20, 2026 · 36 min readRead More →
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Does Your Agentic-Payments Startup Need a Money Transmitter License?

When an AI agent moves money on a user's behalf, the licensing question turns on one thing regulators have asked for decades: do you control the funds? If your platform holds, pools, or controls customer money, you are likely a money transmitter — federally and in most states — no matter how autonomous the agent is.

July 1, 2026 · 10 min readRead More →
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Building a Stablecoin or Payments Product?

GENIUS Act compliance, state licensing strategy, and reserve requirements — mapped to your launch timeline.

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