New Hampshire Becomes First State to Approve Crypto Reserve Law

New Hampshire has turn out to be the primary state to enable the funding of its public funds into crypto property with its governor signing the brand new legislation on Tuesday.

The state beat plenty of others to the punch this 12 months as what had began as a surge in state lawmaker momentum had run into roadblocks over latest weeks. As the primary to authorize its treasurer to arrange such a reserve, New Hampshire might very properly beat the U.S. authorities in forming a stockpile, too.

“New Hampshire is once again first in the Nation,” New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte, a Republican who’s in her first 12 months in workplace, posted on social media web site X.

The New Hampshire invoice permits the funding of up to 5% of public funds in a digital asset that has no less than $500 billion in market capitalization, presently leaving bitcoin (BTC) as the one qualifying asset.

State Rep. Keith Ammon, the lawmaker behind the invoice, informed CoinDesk that the brand new legislation “embraces financial innovation and helps diversify the state’s investments to mitigate inflation caused by the federal government’s unending money printing.”

He additionally credited the Satoshi Action Fund with serving to cement the state as a “trailblazer” in digital property.

“We’re incredibly excited about the win that has occurred in New Hampshire,” stated Dennis Porter, founding father of the Satoshi Action Fund that is been pushing state lawmakers everywhere in the nation to pursue reserves. He’s hoping different state’s will observe go well with, he stated in a CoinDesk interview.

“The first one’s the hardest, by far,” Porter stated. “Having a state that’s already gotten it done, it’ll really increase the political momentum.”

State House Republicans in New Hampshire additionally posted on X Tuesday, boasting that their state is “OFFICIALLY the first state to lay the groundwork for a strategic bitcoin reserve.”

Arizona had been the primary state to get the same measure to its governor’s desk, however the laws was vetoed, although different payments are nonetheless awaiting the governor’s consideration there. Florida has additionally withdrawn its personal effort, becoming a member of plenty of different states the place the reserve push has fizzled. But North Carolina stays a robust contender, as a result of its effort is being championed by a distinguished lawmaker.

President Donald Trump had known as for his administration to arrange its personal bitcoin reserve and a separate crypto stockpile, although the Treasury Department remains to be inspecting what the federal authorities has available that may be redirected into these eventual funds.

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UPDATE (May 6, 2025, 17:46 UTC): Updates with remark from Dennis Porter, founding father of the Satoshi Action Fund.

UPDATE (May 6, 2025, 20:38 UTC): Updates with remark from Rep. Keith Ammon, the invoice’s writer.