California Inching Closer Towards Legalizing Bitcoin
California is getting closer to outright legalizing Bitcoin in the state with the proposed bill clearing a committee vote yesterday. Back in September of last year, California passed AB 786, a piece of legislation that makes it easier doing in-state business for Bitcoin startups. This time, a bill dubbed as AB-129 Lawful Money, which would legalize cryptocurrencies in the state, passed the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee yesterday by a 7-1 vote. Previously, the bill was unanimously approved in the California Assembly by a 75 to 0 vote. The next step for the bill will be....
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The California state legislature's effort to effectively legalize bitcoin - along side a host of other alternative stores of value - as forms of money cleared an important procedural stage on Wednesday as it moved closer to becoming law. On 4th June, the California Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee voted overwhelmingly in favor of AB-129, the bill authored by Assemblymember Roger Dickinson that would recognize digital currencies, points and coupons, among other US dollar alternatives, as lawful money. The 7-1 vote by the committee means the bill will move to the Senate....
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