{"id":203,"date":"2014-06-30T00:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T00:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.holytransaction.com\/california-legalize-bitcoin\/"},"modified":"2020-11-22T04:46:55","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T02:46:55","slug":"california-legalize-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/california-legalize-bitcoin.html","title":{"rendered":"California lawmakers pass bill to update currency law"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" href=\"http:\/\/gettoknowbitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/california.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/gettoknowbitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/california.png\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/gettoknowbitcoin.com\/california-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-update-currency-law-aid-bitcoin-users\/\">GetToKnowBitcoin<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>Bitcoin is now a legal form of payment within the state of California thanks to a new bill signed into law yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown.\u201cThis bill is intended to fine-tune current law to address Californians\u2019 payment habits in the mobile and digital fields,\u201d said the bill&#8217;s author, Democratic Assemblyman Roger Dickinson in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;\">He cited the popularity of <a href=\"https:\/\/holytransaction.com\/page\/what-is-bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a>, and said even gift cards and reward points from retailers could be considered illegal under the current law.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #231f20; line-height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px;\">&#8220;In an era of evolving payment methods, from Amazon coins to Starbucks Stars, it is impractical to ignore the growing use of cash alternatives,&#8221; Dickinson said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #231f20; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">It may seem a little strange that Bitcoin wasn\u2019t already legal within the state \u2014 considering how large a role Silicon Valley played in both legitimizing and showing the business potential of all crypto-currencies. Also, Bitcoin was already being used by a number of businesses in the state as well as\u00a0<a style=\"background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #4479bd; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2014\/02\/19\/austin-is-getting-multiple-bitcoin-atms-ahead-of-sxsw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin ATMs<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #231f20; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2em; outline: none medium; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">The bill itself actually repealed an older state law that prohibited the use of any currency other than the U.S. dollar. 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