Plenty of places for Lawsky to pocket outrageous consultancy fees before he retires to various board positions with various financial firms advising them how to make a blockchain that is more fit for payments purposes than bitcoin, or for asset management, etc etc.
He's an attorney not a dev.
yes and the finance industry doesn't need advice on regulation and legal implications.
Coindesk article says he will not be advising any companise that are regulated by NYDFS, which sounds like any company that would be affected by the BitLicense ... hmmmm
Notably, a source told that publication that Lawsky has no intention of working with companies that the NYDFS regulates, a list which would likely include a number of US-based bitcoin startups serving New York.
Also says he is leaving at end of June, and they are still going with end of May target for Bitlicense
When reached for comment, a spokesperson for the NYDFS said that the agency still anticipates releasing the final version of the BitLicense before the end of May
Thats only 10 days away, so you'd have thought they would know if the target was more or less achievable by now
http://www.coindesk.com/lawsky-consult-digital-currency-nydfs/