According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, a Republican member of the California House of Representatives Philip ChenAnd he was appointed Proof of workforcea Santa Monica-based nonprofit that helps workers, unions, pensions, and municipalities with education-based Bitcoin adoption, has come to work on a variety of Bitcoin-related initiatives and help draft a formal bill for the upcoming legislative session.
“In terms of where and how bitcoin and digital assets will enter California’s path, there is still a lot that is undecided,” Chen said. “What is certain is that this industry is growing in adoption every day, as Bitcoin serves as a global network and asset, representing a value of $2 trillion. Therefore, it is important that we take a meaningful look at its role in our great state of California.”
Proof of Workforce, led by its founder Dom Bei, will advise Chen’s policy team, work on education and community engagement, and research how Bitcoin can support and rebuild California’s infrastructure and communities.
“Bitcoin’s origin story has deep roots in California,” Pai commented. “A big part of the Genesis Story is an innovative network, designed to protect the time, energy and value of working people every day. Bitcoin is not partisan, it’s unique to California.”
This isn’t the first time Workforce has helped California governments acquire Bitcoin. Last summer, Proof of Workforce teamed up with the city of Santa Monica to open an official Bitcoin currency office. Since its opening, the office has seen a “tremendous amount of interest,” according to Mayor Lana Negrete. The Santa Monica city manager also stated that other cities have reached out to her to learn more about her Bitcoin endeavors.
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Mass adoption starts with initiatives like this. Bitcoin adoption has begun within California government, and with the US embracing Bitcoin under President Trump, it is very likely that this asset will continue to be adopted within state government over the coming years.
Over the years, I’ve watched Dom Bei and the Proof of Workforce board jobs in government, firefighter unions, and… America, El Salvadorand AfricaAnd workers and more to Bitcoin. They do it right by helping these institutions buy and hold their Bitcoin keys, and making sure they are all well-versed in not only the parent Bitcoin, but the Bitcoin network as well. One by one, Proof of Workforce creates real change that impacts people’s daily lives.
If you don’t follow in and Proof of workforce On X, it should be. After speaking with Dom personally, they’re working on a lot of exciting initiatives that you’ll want to hear about – stay tuned.
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