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Utah’s Senate passes the Bitcoin Bill – but scrap the main provision


Utah’s Bitcoin Bill passed the State Senate, but without its cornerstone, a clause would make it the first US state with its own bitcoin reserve.

HB230 “Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendment” Bill Citizens of Utah now provide basic protection of caution protection, the right to Bitcoin mine (Btc), run a node and participate in staking, among other things.

The 19-7-3 Vote To pass the proposal on March 7 means that the bill is heading to the Utah governor’s desk Spencer Cox to be signed in law.

The Reserve Clause could authorize the Utah treasurer to invest up to 5% of digital assets with a market cap above $ 500 billion in the last calendar year in five state accounts – with Bitcoin as a single digital asset that currently meets this standard.

The reserve clause passes the second reading but is scrapeing in third and final reading. Utah’s house then At the same time The amendment includes a vote of 52-19-4.

“There are many concerns of those provisions and the early adoption of these types of policies,” one of the sponsors of the bill, Senator Kirk A. Cullimore, Says In the Floor 7 session of Utah.

“All of that was obtained on the bill.”

Utah Senator Kirk A. Cullimore confirmed the amendment to HB230 to scrap the reserve clause. Source: Legislature of the State of Utah

Until March 7, Utah looks likely to be the First US state to adopt a bitcoin reserve, Satoshi Action Fund CEO Dennis Porter was predicted in February. 2.

Two Arizona Bitcoin Reserve Bills and a Texas Bill now the closest to the law, Bitcoin Laws Data Shut up. Each of the bills got a successful vote on their Senate committees and are now awaiting a final floor vote in the Senate.

Race to establish a Bitcoin reserve at the US state level. Source: Bitcoin Laws

Of the 31 Bitcoin Reserve State Bills introduced, 25 remains live, including bills from Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahola!

Basics from Pennsylvania’s preference, Montana, Montana, Kentucky and North Dakota failed.

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It came as US president Donald Trump Signed an Executive Order Establishing a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve On March 7th.

The Bitcoin Reserve will be delivered to Bitcoin obtained by forfeitures in criminal cases, while Treasury and Commerce Secretaries are ordered to develop neutral budget techniques to buy more Bitcoin.

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