Regulation & supervision

NYDFS sets crypto advertising rules for licensees and trust companies

12 November 2026USSource: New York State Department of Financial Services

In an industry letter dated November 12, 2026, the New York State Department of Financial Services told virtual currency entities licensed under 23 NYCRR Part 200 (BitLicensees) and limited purpose trust companies chartered under the New York Banking Law that they must develop, maintain and enforce comprehensive advertising and marketing policies, reviewed and approved annually by the board or a designated subcommittee.
Materials must not be false, misleading or deceptive, claims must be evidence-based and verifiable, risk disclosures must be clear and conspicuous (including on paid testimonials), and the governance process must cover secondary review, brand-impersonation monitoring and third-party promoters.
Effective May 12, 2027, compliant policies and procedures must be available for Departmental review.

Why it matters

New York-chartered limited purpose trust companies, including stablecoin issuers and crypto custodians that banks partner with, now face explicit board-level marketing governance and disclosure expectations, which banks distributing or co-marketing their products should factor into partner due diligence.

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More detail

Who is affected

Virtual currency business entities licensed under 23 NYCRR Part 200 and limited purpose trust companies chartered under the New York Banking Law to engage in virtual currency business activity.

Key dates

12 Nov 2026NYDFS industry letter issued
12 May 2027Policies and procedures consistent with the guidance must be available for Departmental review

Key facts

Event: Supervisory guidance
Jurisdiction: US
Source: New York State Department of Financial Services
Source tier: Tier 1 · Regulator / central bank
Product: Custody & trading, Stablecoin issuance

In the database

Institutions

New York State Department of Financial Services

How we verified this

The source says

“VCEs must develop, maintain, and enforce comprehensive policies and procedures on advertising and marketing.”

“Claims made in Materials must be a fair portrayal of the products, services, or activities and be evidence-based and verifiable.”

“Disclosures must, in all cases, be clear and conspicuous.”

“Effective May 12, 2027, policies and procedures consistent with this Guidance must be available for Departmental review.”

Verbatim from New York State Department of Financial Services, matched word for word against the live page on 13 November 2026.

Sources

PrimaryNew York State Department of Financial Services ↗2026-11-12T1Regulator

Evidence

Confidence: High Primary source (regulator / official record); quote string-matched against the live page.
Quote verified: 2026-11-13 11:59 UTC
Archived snapshot: SHA-256 16f6eabb2e042e68… · fetched 2026-11-13 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
Source type: Primary New York State Department of Financial Services ↗

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2026-11-13 Published

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