New York A08718 prohibits certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities.

New York A08718, the Public Official Virtual Currency Regulation Act, amends the public officers law to prohibit certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities. These officials include the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, and attorney general of New York, as well as the president of the United States and their immediate family members. The act defines "covered virtual currency" as any virtual currency in which a covered individual has an interest.

New York A08718 prohibits certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities.

New York A08718, the Public Official Virtual Currency Regulation Act, amends the public officers law to prohibit certain public officials and their families from engaging in unlawful virtual currency business activities. These officials include the governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, and attorney general of New York, as well as the president of the United States and their immediate family members. The act defines "covered virtual currency" as any virtual currency in which a covered individual has an interest.