California Lawmaker Shelves Bitcoin Legislation
California won’t become the second state after New York to have a “BitLicense” type of law any time soon. The lawmaker who introduced AB 1326, California Assembly member Matt Dababneh, D-Encino, has shelved it, marking the second straight year such legislation has been sidelined. After several conversations and meetings with virtual currency experts, consumer organizations, and others, he said he decided to remove AB 1326 from consideration for a vote this year, saying more time is needed to study the measure. The use of virtual currency has become more prevalent statewide, he said, but as....
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The ongoing debate about the role of governments in regulating digital currencies isn't going away anytime soon. While the dustup over New York's BitLicense program continues, another front has opened up in California where a member of the state assembly has introduced a bill to regulate California's digital currencies businesses. The Washington, D. C. -based Coin Center and the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) each have lobbied hard against the New York Department of Financial Services attempts to regulate New York businesses with its controversial BitLicense....
Politicians seeking to represent California at the state or federal level have made proposals seemingly favorable to crypto adoption. California State Senator Sydney Kamlager, representing the 30th Senate District, which includes parts of downtown Los Angeles, has introduced a bill that would amend the state’s code to allow for the acceptance of cryptocurrencies for certain payments.According to Senate Bill 1275 introduced in the California Legislature on Feb. 18, Kamlager proposed authorizing a state agency “to accept cryptocurrency as a method of payment for the provision of government....