{
  "id": 10730072,
  "title": "California Is Banning Public Officials From Making Memecoins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/california-is-banning-public-officials-from-making-memecoins",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://slashdot.org/story/26/09/29/0527255/california-is-banning-public-officials-from-making-memecoins"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2409, barring California public officials from issuing memecoins and prohibiting companies from listing memecoins that use a public official's image or likeness. Engadget reports: The governor's office pointed to reports that about a million investors lost an alleged $3.8 billion on their purchases of the memecoin released by President Donald Trump in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}