California commission outlines campaign disclosure requirements for crypto
California’s commision for fair political practices has updated its campaign disclosure manuals, with revisions including detailed rules for cryptocurrency contributions declarations.
An agenda released for an upcoming commission meeting includes a discussion of updated campaign disclosure manuals, which have been reworked to reflect recent changes in legislation and commission regulations.
These updates include campaign contribution limits, limited liability companies (LLC) disclosure requirements, behested payment reporting, cryptocurrency contributions, excessive contributions, advertising disclosure requirements, and other non-substantive technical changes.
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Of specific interest are sections of the manuals that now include guidelines for reporting cryptocurrency contributions.
According to the guidelines, a politicial comittee may solicit a contribution of cryptocurrency as a nonmonetary contribution, which is subject to specific requirements. Cryptocurrency contributions are set to be subject to applicable limits and may not be accepted from foreign principals, lobbyists or anonymous sources.
Committees are also barred from receiving cryptocurrency contributions directly in peer to peer transactions. Cryptocurrency contributions can be received through payment processors that are selected to act as a vendor on behalf of the committee.
The commission also requires cryptocurrency donations to be made and received through United States based payment processors registered with the U.S. Department of Treasury and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network which uses KYC protocols to verify identities of contributors.
Committees that opt to solicit contributions made in cryptocurrencies are expected to confirm that respective cryptocurrency payment processors use KYC procedures to verify contributors’ identities.
The payment processors also need to collect the name, address, occupation and employer of respective contributors and share this with committees within 24 hours of a cryptocurrency contribution being made.
Payment processors are also expected to immediately convert cryptocurrency contributions to U.S. dollars upon receipt at current exchange rates and deposit funds into the committee’s campaign bank account within two business days of receipt.
Cryptocurrency contributions are labeled as nonmonetary contributions under the Commission guidelines. Any processing fee paid to the processor is not deducted from the reported amount and the entire contribution is set to be reported by committees as a ‘miscellaneous increase to cash”.
Donald Trump has reignited his row with London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan after calling him a “nasty person” who has done “a terrible job”.
During an hour-long news conference with Sir Keir Starmer in Scotland, the US president hit out at the Labour mayor, who has responded with his own snipey remarks.
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Asked if he would visit London during his state visit in September, Mr Trump said: “I will, I’m not a fan of your mayor, I think he’s done a terrible job.
“A nasty person, I think.”
The prime minister then interrupted and said: “He’s a friend of mine.”
But the president added: “I think he’s done a terrible job but I will certainly visit London, I hope so.”
Sir Sadiq’s spokesperson then released a statement saying: “Sadiq is delighted that President Trump wants to come to the greatest city in the world.
“He’d see how our diversity makes us stronger not weaker; richer, not poorer.
“Perhaps these are the reasons why a record number of Americans have applied for British citizenship under his presidency.”
Sir Sadiq Khan was knighted in June. Pic: PA
They noted that Sir Sadiq has won three mayoral elections, including when Mr Trump lost the US election in 2020.
This is not the first time Mr Trump and Sir Sadiq have locked horns.
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The PM told Mr Trump that Sir Sadiq is a friend of his – seen here laying wreaths for the anniversary of the 7/7 bombings. Pic: PA
During his first presidential term, Mr Trump called the London mayor a “stone cold loser who should focus on crime in London”.
Sir Sadiq then described Mr Trump as a “poster boy for racists”.
And in November 2024, after Mr Trump won his second term, Sir Sadiq said many Londoners would be “fearful” about what it would “mean for democracy”.
However, as Sir Keir tried to show diplomacy with Mr Trump after becoming PM, Sir Sadiq said he “wanted to work closely with the American president” ahead of his inauguration in January.
The London mayor said as somebody “who believes in democracy, and voting and elections, we should recognise the fact that Donald Trump is the elected president of the United States”.
But he added: “Let’s keep our fingers crossed that this president is different from the last time he was president.”
The SEC delayed decisions on the Truth Social Bitcoin ETF and Grayscale’s Solana Trust, extending review periods as the US Congress moves with crypto regulation.
The US House of Representatives will be in recess for the month of August, but the Senate still has a week of business to address two crypto bills before breaking.
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