North Carolina takes a considerable step towards integrating Bitcoin into his financial strategy. A recently introduced legislation should enable the state treasury to assign part of the public funds for digital assets, whereby the focus is on BTC exchange exchanges (ETPS).
North Carolina is the 20th state in the United States, which examines the legislation that refers to Bitcoin reserves.
10% of the budget for Bitcoin investments
The intention of House Bill 92 (HB 92), also known as “NC Digital Assets Investments Act”, is to assign up to 10% of the state -managed funds to the ETPs supported by crypto.
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🇺🇸north Carolina introduces a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
The aim is to become the first US state to buy Bitcoin. pic.twitter.com/5UWD1XW0TX
– Cryptojack (@Cryptojack) February 11, 2025
The representative of the representatives of Destin Hall, representative Mark Brody, and Steve Ross presented the measure to diversify the state’s investments by involving the exposure of cryptocurrencies.
According to Dan Spüller, head of the Blockchain Association, Hall is “one of the most powerful leaders of NC”.
In order to provide a context, the potential for billions of dollars is to enter the digital currency markets if North Carolina should invest the entire 10% of its legitimate funds. This assignment could lead to the procurement of tens of thousands of BTC, since the current price of the flagship coin is approximately 98,000 USD+.
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📜 HB 92 Bill was personally introduced by House Speaker @Destinhall– one of the most powerful leaders of NC. The top of the food chain.
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– Dan Spuller (@danpuller) February 10, 2025
The growing influence of crypto in government investments
The North Carolina campaign shows a more general trend in the United States, in which the states are increasingly supporting Bitcoin as capital assets.
Other states such as Florida, Utah and Texas have either introduced comparable laws or are currently conducting reviews of cryptoinvestment strategies.
BTCUSD trading at $98,011 on the daily chart: TradingView.com
Some of the main reasons for the growing interest are the potential of Bitcoin, as an inflation protection and its expanding institutional acceptance.
Bitcoin is currently regarded as a more practical option for institutional portfolios due to market capitalization of 2 trillion US dollars as market capital. The passage of HB 92 in North Carolina could further legitimize Bitcoin investments at the state level and accelerate similar initiatives across the country.
Potential advantages and obstacles
Followers of the measure claim that the allocation of funds to Bitcoin-supported ETPs achieves considerable returns and that North Carolina could set up as a leader in financial innovation.
Proponents also emphasize the historical performance of crypto, which has recorded an average annual growth rate of over 50% in the past decade.
Nevertheless, not all people agree. Critics refer to the volatility of Bitcoin, the regulatory uncertainties and the dangers associated with the connection of public funds with digital assets. In recent years, BTC has recorded a significant increase, but has also recorded considerable declines, which caused concerns about financial stability.
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