California Assembly Approves Comprehensive Crypto Custody and Payment Reform
Assembly Bill 1052 passed 78-0, updating unclaimed property laws to preserve crypto assets in native form while enabling merchant payment acceptance.
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Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
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