North Carolina House passes bill to commission study on holding Bitcoin
A bill that would see North Carolina’s Treasurer study the feasibility and benefits of the state holding Bitcoin (BTC) has passed the lower house of the state’s legislature.On June 28, the House passed the bill which would commission a $50,000 study to examine “acquiring, ...
North Carolina House of Representatives Passes Bill Prohibiting Payments in CBDCs
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit commercial companies and government agencies and accept payments made in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In the debate preceding the vote, parliamentarians agreed that CBDCs are "the co ...
North Carolina Officials Propose Temporary Ban on Cryptocurrency Mining
In a recent development, authorities from Buncombe County in North Carolina have proposed a temporary ban on cryptocurrency mining for a duration of one year. This proposal aims to categorize crypto mining as a distinct type of land use, differentiating it from other economic activities conducted ...