Texas Lieutenant Governor proposes Bitcoin reserve for 2025

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has announced plans to establish a “Texas Bitcoin Reserve” as part of his top legislative priorities for the 2025 session.  The proposal underscores Texas’ ongoing push to integrate Bitcoin (BTC) into its financial strategy and reinforce its status as a blockchain-friendly state. “Over the last four years, the Texas Senate […]

Ripple scores New York and Texas money transmitter licenses

Ripple was awarded financial licenses in New York and Texas, allowing the firm to extend its payment services to more U.S. users. Blockchain payment giant Ripple (XRP) reportedly obtained Money Transmitter Licenses in New York and Texas as firms prepared for a crypto-friendly regulatory regime under President Donald Trump. The news, first reported by The […]

Texas investor ordered to submit keys to $124m Bitcoin fortune

A Satoshi-era Bitcoin buyer must surrender crypto keys to his $124 million stash, a Texas court ruled following a landmark conviction last year. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman has ordered early crypto investor Frank Richard Ahlgren III to turn over the private keys to his Bitcoin (BTC) wallet and any other relevant digital asset storage […]

Texas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania to create Bitcoin reserves

Three of the 50 states of America are expected to create local Bitcoin reserves soon. The bills differ from the proposal of the American National Bitcoin Reserve and demonstrate local specifics. America is bullish on Bitcoin. Allegedly, each fifth American owns some BTC. While the U.S. President is pushing to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, […]

Texas House eyes Bitcoin reserve laws

Texas House of Representatives introduced a Bitcoin reserve bill amid a torrent of crypto adoption chants emboldened by Donald Trump’s Nov. 6 political success. Republican State Representative Giovanni Capriglione submitted legislation for Texas to open a strategic Bitcoin (BTC) reserve that would hold the asset for at least five years. Capriglione’s proposal, filed live during […]