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 ===== Anchor Legal Setup ===== ===== Anchor Legal Setup =====
-This is very dependent on your geo location (what country you will operate ​from). ​ Here we will provide you what is needed in USA just as an example. ​ Do your own research to expand on what we have here and maybe get a business lawyer to look at it at some point.  ​+This is very dependent on your geo location (what country ​and state you will be seen as operating ​from). ​ Here we will provide you what is needed in USA just as an example. ​ Do your own research to expand on what we have here and maybe get a business lawyer to look at it at some point.  ​
  
 ==== Need To Get License & Pay Fees (USA) ==== ==== Need To Get License & Pay Fees (USA) ====
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 The basic operating procedure involves obtaining a Registration of Money Services Business application and submitting it to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network see https://​www.fincen.gov/​. This is a standalone agency within the US Treasury Department. The basic operating procedure involves obtaining a Registration of Money Services Business application and submitting it to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network see https://​www.fincen.gov/​. This is a standalone agency within the US Treasury Department.
  
-You will also note in this thread https://​www.fincen.gov/​resources/​statutes-regulations/​guidance/​interagency-interpretive-guidance-providing-banking ​ that the threshold to even require getting a license as a Money Service Business is transactions of more than $1000 USD per day to any single person.+You will also note in this thread https://​www.fincen.gov/​resources/​statutes-regulations/​guidance/​interagency-interpretive-guidance-providing-banking ​ that the threshold to even require getting a license as a Money Service Business is transactions of more than $1000 USD per day to any single person. ​ I didn't see any limit on the number of people you can deal with in a day but in other documents I see a threshold of $50,000 USD per year mentioned. 
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 +"Under existing Bank Secrecy Act regulations,​ FinCEN has defined money services businesses to include five distinct types of financial services providers and the U.S. Postal Service: (1) currency dealers or exchangers; (2) check cashers; (3) issuers of traveler’s checks, money orders, or stored value; (4) sellers or redeemers of traveler'​s checks, money orders, or stored value; and (5) money transmitters. **There is a threshold requirement for businesses in the first four categories – a business that engages in such transactions will not be considered a money services business if it does not engage in such transactions in an amount greater that $1,000 for any person on any day in one or more transactions.** See 31 CFR 103.11(uu)."​ 
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 +From Brayan M: 
 +"​Thanks sacarlson, I copied the info above and also Maryland'​s non-regulation document (http://​www.dllr.maryland.gov/​finance/​advisories/​advisoryvirtual.pdf) of virtual currencies and that it is not legal tender for future reference to inform members. ​ Misinformation gets under my skin so this will be very helpful to correct members." ​ Note you should be aware of in that pdf file: **CURRENTLY,​ MARYLAND DOES NOT  
 +REGULATE VIRTUAL CURRENCIES.**
  
 Form to 107 for Registration of Money Service Business for fincen: https://​www.pdffiller.com/​jsfiller/?​projectId=118033951#​41b91f23d1ea4d7dbf1a3a1a34bc05d0 Form to 107 for Registration of Money Service Business for fincen: https://​www.pdffiller.com/​jsfiller/?​projectId=118033951#​41b91f23d1ea4d7dbf1a3a1a34bc05d0
  
-=== in United Kingdom (UK) === + 
-As stated each country is different. To get an idea of how different or similar it is here is a link that demonstrates what's needed in the UK to become a money exchange dealer: https://​www.theguardian.com/​money/​2010/​dec/​11/​foreign-currency-dealer. ​ Many factors look to be about the same just different forms to fill out at different agencies.+==== Need To Get License & Pay Fees (Thailand) ==== 
 +In Thailand now they are becoming more accepting of crypto currency and have started publishing regulations that should make it possible to become fully legal at larger scales at some point. ​ This article points out the beginning of that path. 
 +https://​www.sec.or.th/​en/​Pages/​News/​Detail_News.aspx?​tg=NEWS&​lg=en&​news_no=50&​news_yy=2018 
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 +=== In United Kingdom (UK) === 
 +As stated each country is different. To get an idea of how different or similar it is here is a link that demonstrates what's needed in the UK to become a money exchange dealer: https://​www.theguardian.com/​money/​2010/​dec/​11/​foreign-currency-dealer. ​ Many factors look to be about the same just different forms to fill out at different agencies ​with different fee's and costs.
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