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New Hampshire became the first state to pass a law that paves the way to establishing its own Strategic #Bitcoin Reserve. The following day, Arizona followed suit. 16 states across the country have introduced legislation to create a “digital Ft Knox” pro.stateaffairs.com/az/finance/sta…

State financial regulators worry Congress’s attempts to regulate stablecoins could lead to the federal government encroaching on their territory pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/finance/gen…

The Texas Legislature passed a bill Wednesday that would allow the state to join New Hampshire and Arizona in setting guidelines for creating state cryptocurrency reserves. The bill’s next stop is Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Indiana signed into law a bill codifying Earned Wage Access as a financial product. EWA lets employees obtain a portion of their wages that they already worked for before their scheduled payday. At least 20 other states have introduced bills this year to pro.stateaffairs.com/in/finance/ind…

Maryland last week became the latest state to enact a law to regulate Earned Wage Access, but critics argue the bill may do more harm than good. It will take effect Oct. 1, despite not having Gov. Wes Moore's signature, in a state oddity (no pocket veto) pro.stateaffairs.com/nc/finance/mar…

WA Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law last week a bill clarifying interchange fees on transactions in his state. HB 2020 is more in the weeds on interchange fees and Washington state-specific than other proposed legislation State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/la/finance/was…

Missouri is looking to become the first state in the country with income taxes to nix earnings from capital gains under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature. This would end capital gains taxes when selling / spending crypto #bitcoin State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/nc/finance/mis…

New York’s new law regulating Buy Now, Pay Later products has received mixed reviews from financial technology advocates, some of whom hail it as an important step forward while others worry the framing misses the mark State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/news/buy-no…

It may soon be easier to pay the state with cryptocurrencies in California State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Illinois and Louisiana are set to join seven other states that enacted laws this year to regulate cryptocurrency ATMs in an attempt to curb the increase in scams State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Debt collectors are free to reach out (via email) anytime under a new Florida law State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/fl/finance/deb…

Majority of Senate Republicans tell Nathaniel Reed they will not attend Saturday's military parade scrippsnews.com/politics/congr…

Floridians who prefer to pay for their groceries with gold may soon get their chance. DeSantis signed a bill to make gold and silver legal tender in the state, joining several others that have made the push to reinvigorate the gold standard State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/fl/finance/gol…

As states across the country push to establish their own strategic cryptocurrency reserves, Connecticut is taking the opposite approach: enacting a law this week that bars the state from investing in digital assets State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Texas joined Florida in making gold and silver legal currency for everyday transactions State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Louisiana is the latest state to codify earned wage access, allowing residents to get a portion of their paycheck before their scheduled payday State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/la/finance/lou…

New analysis from Cato Institute finds the tax bill adds *+$6 trillion* to the debt Honestly a bit surprising to me how much of Washington’s conservative establishment — Cato, Tax Foundation, AEI, Manhattan Institute — has been strongly & publicly critical of the legislation

Alaska’s governor vetoed a bill that would set an APR limit on payday loans. The move came as a surprise to supporters given it passed with bipartisan support State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/enterprise/new…

Maryland lawmakers earlier this year added a new 3% tax on tech services in a bid to dam the budget deficit. The tax went into effect on Tuesday to the dismay of business groups State Affairs pro.stateaffairs.com/md/finance/mar…