California could become the next U.S. state that allows companies to store data - including information about stockholders - on a blockchain.
The State Senate's Banking and Financial Institutions Committee referred the measure to the Judiciary Committee on April 18 after advancing it with a "Do pass" recommendation.
If approved by that committee, the full Senate will vote on the measure, which would legally recognize information about a company's stocks, including ownership, stored on a blockchain.
The latest version of the bill would allow "Records administered by or on behalf of the corporation in which the names of all of the corporation's stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each of those stockholders, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the corporation to be recorded and kept on or by means of blockchain technology or one or more distributed electronic networks."
"The world around us is changing, and government must adapt with these rapidly evolving times. California needs to continue our legacy of taking on new and developing technologies, especially ones like blockchain, which is being embraced worldwide and presents a strong level of security that is resistant to hacking."
Should California approve the measure - an outcome that is far from guaranteed - the state would join Delaware and Wyoming in allowing companies to use the tech for administrative purposes.
California's proposed law includes several stipulations, declaring that the data must be capable of being "Converted into clearly legible paper within a reasonable period of time," and that the records can be used to store information stock certificates already contain, according to the text.
The data would have to be "Recorded and kept on or by means of blockchain technology or one or more distributed electronic networks," according to the legislation.
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California Bill Would Legally Recognize Blockchain Stocks
pubblicato su Apr 23, 2018
by Coindesk | pubblicato su Coinage
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