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Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds

The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses in the U.S.

Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Policy

Cryptocurrency Is Just a Minor Threat to the State

States still have the armies, the police and – on a good day anyway – democratic legitimacy. All of that still matters, and will for a long time.

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