{"id":36673,"date":"2025-02-15T19:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T16:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=36673"},"modified":"2025-02-15T19:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T16:04:06","slug":"west-virginias-digital-asset-reserve-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/west-virginias-digital-asset-reserve-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia’s Digital Asset Reserve Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to VanEck, US states with pending strategic reserve<\/strong><\/a> legislation could generate $23 billion in demand for Bitcoin<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

West Virginia State Senator Chris Rose<\/strong> has introduced the Inflation Protection Act of 2025, which would allow the state’s treasury to invest a portion of its funds into digital assets or precious metals.<\/p>\n

Submitted on February 14, the bill enables the West Virginia Treasury to invest in digital assets with a market capitalization exceeding $750 billion, including stablecoins.<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, Bitcoin<\/strong> is the only digital asset that meets the market cap requirement outlined in the proposal.<\/p>\n

Strategic Digital Asset Reserve and Investment Limits<\/h3>\n

According to the bill, the treasury can only invest 10% of its total funds into digital assets and precious metals. Additionally, the state may hold these assets on-chain or through exchange-traded funds (ETFs)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Senator Rose’s<\/strong> bill is the latest in a wave of legislative proposals at the state level seeking to create strategic reserves of digital assets as a hedge against currency inflation caused by structural budget deficits.<\/p>\n

On January 23, U.S. President Donald Trump<\/strong> established a working group to assess the feasibility of a digital asset reserve for the U.S. federal government.<\/p>\n

Since then, several U.S. states have introduced, developed, or rewritten<\/strong> legislation to establish digital asset reserves.<\/p>\n

On February 6, Utah passed a bill in the Utah House of Representatives<\/strong> allowing the state treasury to invest in Bitcoin, high-value altcoins, and stablecoins.<\/p>\n

The bill has advanced to the Utah Senate,<\/strong> where it must also pass a vote before being sent to the governor for final approval.<\/p>\n

On February 6, Kentucky<\/strong> joined the growing list of U.S. states with digital asset reserve bills. The Kentucky bill allows up to 10% of state funds to be allocated to digital assets, including BTC.<\/p>\n

Michigan<\/strong> became the latest state to introduce a strategic digital asset reserve proposal with legislation presented by Representatives Bryan Posthumus and Ron Robinson on February 13.<\/p>\n

Unlike other bills, Michigan’s proposal<\/strong> does not include specific restrictions on the types of digital assets to be included in the reserve.<\/p>\n

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