On: How the Feds Can Take Even Legally Earned Bitcoins

[pmorici]

Have you checked on each of them? I'm pretty sure Kraken fulfills all the requirements in the jurisdictions in which they operate. CoinSetter also has a unique model which probably precludes them from the definition of money transmission. Not sure about Coinbase but I would be surprised if they weren't on the up and up.

[thinkcomp → pmorici]

Yes.

Kraken is Payward, Inc., and they're not on this list:

http://www.dbo.ca.gov/Licensees/money_transmitters/money_tra...

Neither is Coinbase. Neither has applied for a license, but since Coinbase and Payward have registered with FinCEN, they [know they] are required to.

[pmorici → thinkcomp]

Does kraken allow BTC / USD trading by customers located in CA? I didn't think they did.

Edit: Their FAQ even says their approval in CA and most other US states is pending and customers aren't allowed to trade until it is approved

https://www.kraken.com/help/faq#verification-tiers