# I will not comply: ShapeShift Leaves New York, Choosing Not to Comply with BitLicense

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**Created:** [June 12, 2015, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/i-will-not-comply-shapeshift-leaves-new-york-choosing-not-to-comply-with-bitlicense/1272 "2015-06-12T10:05:31Z")\
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A praiseworthy move by ShapeShift. Kudos to the management.

> Erik Voorhees, Shapeshift Founder and CEO, told CNBC:  
> “We either would have to do something we’re not comfortable with, or leave New York. It’s a moral and ethical stand we’re going take.”

More here: [http://cointelegraph.com/news/114540/shapeshift-leaves-new-york-choosing-not-to-comply-with-bitlicense](http://cointelegraph.com/news/114540/shapeshift-leaves-new-york-choosing-not-to-comply-with-bitlicense)