New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the HB 639 bill last week, known as The Blockchain Basic Laws, which provides protection for cryptocurrency innovation and use in the state and allows for the establishment of special blockchain dispute files in the High Court. Last year, New Hampshire passed the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, allowing the state Treasury Secretary to invest up to 5% of public funds in Bitcoin and precious metals such as gold and silver. The state executive committee rejected a proposal last week to allow the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority to promote Bitcoin support for municipal bonds.
