Arizona’s strategic crypto reserve bills heads for full floor vote

Arizona will soon vote on two proposed bills to establish digital asset reserves seized through criminal proceedings and a specific Bitcoin reserve based on public funds from the state’s treasury and retirement system.

Two strategic digital asset reserve bills in Arizona have cleared Arizona’s House Rules Committee on March 24 and are now headed to the House floor for a full vote.

The bills together, if passed into law, would clear the way for Arizona to establish strategic digital assets reserves composed of existing assets confiscated through criminal proceedings in addition to newly invested public funds.

The Republicans hold a 33-27 majority in Arizona’s House of Representatives, giving both bills a decent chance of passing. 

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