California Shrugs: Bill AB-1326 to Introduce It’s Own BitLicense
A new initiative has started to battle yet another BitLicense. The California version of the license to operate or engage in business with the virtual currency. Bill AB -1326 will require participants to pay the treasury $5,000 with application. The paperwork alongside this fee requires an extensive inquiry into the business applicants background.....
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The state of California has officially ceased further plans to adopt cryptocurrency legislation this year. The lawmakers attempting to create their own form of the New York BitLicense with Bill AB-1326. The legislation will remain untouched until next year, when authorities may revisit the Bill and try to introduce it again. California Lawmakers Stop....
As California legislature prepares to vote on the Bitcoin License bill, Electronic Frontier Foundation expresses its concerns about its impact on Bitcoin ecosystem. The State of California is all set to follow New York’s footsteps. The Golden State has drafted a new digital currency regulation along the lines of New York’s BitLicense and it will be voted upon soon. The California Bitcoin License assembly bill designated as AB 1326 was first introduced by the Assembly member Matt Dababneh. Since its introduction in the month of February last year, it has gone through multiple amendments in....
The Bitcoin Foundation has launched a fresh appeal to stop the latest and “even worse” BitLicense-style bill from becoming law in California. California Bill ‘Worse Than Before’. Bill AB-1326, which has become known as the ‘California BitLicense,’ passed the State Assembly and is now awaiting its Senate second reading today. According to opponents,....
Want to start a new Bitcoin business in California? A new legislative proposal may make you think twice. On February 27, 2015 AB 1326, was introduced by Matt Dababneh as part of the Money Transmission Act. As an Assembly member, Matt Dababneh represents the Banking and Finance Committee as Chairman. He and the state of California want you to pay $5,000 just to start your business and be considered a legal operation. The California Bitcoin bill AB 1326 would require all non-exempt Bitcoin and virtual currency businesses to pay this non-refundable fee to obtain a license from the Department....
The highly controversial California AB 1326, often referred to as “California’s BitLicense” has failed to pass in the Legislature. The bill, which would require Bitcoin many Bitcoin businesses operating in California to apply for a state-issued License, failed to pass before the September 11 deadline. The strict nature of the bill has led the Bitcoin community to compare it to New York’s BitLicense, which has forced many Bitcoin businesses to cut off their services to New York. The California Bitcoin bill garnered large amounts of criticism from the Bitcoin community, as well as....