Grapefruit Trading.; On 10/9/2018, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (Consumer Finance) received a Petition for Declaratory Statement from Grapefruit Trading. The petition seeks a declaratory statement from the Office on whether his ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Finance

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Office of Financial Regulation has received the petition for declaratory statement from Grapefruit Trading. The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of Chapter 560, Florida Statutes, as it applies to the petitioner.

On 10/9/2018, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (Consumer Finance) received a Petition for Declaratory Statement from Grapefruit Trading. The petition seeks a declaratory statement from the Office on whether his proposed business model (to trade virtual currencies (bitcoin, ether, etc.) with individuals and corporations in the state of Florida and elsewhere. To conduct bilateral trades to buy or sell virtual currencies using US dollars or other virtual currencies) falls under the Florida Money Transmitter Statute, Chapter 560, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, [phone], [e-mail].

Please refer all comments to: Agency Clerk, Office of Financial Regulation, P.O. Box 8050, Tallahassee, Florida 32314-8050, [phone], [e-mail].