Nebraska Gets its First Bitcoin BTM
Nebraskans now have a whole new reason to enjoy digital currency. The state has installed its first bitcoin BTM right outside Jones Bros. Cupcakes in Aksarben Village, thus giving many digital currency enthusiasts the opportunity to satisfy their cravings for sweets while using their coins simultaneously. The machine is being brought to the Omaha area by Alpha Bitcoin, a bitcoin company located in Papillion, Nebraska. Jones Bros. is now the 15th establishment in the area to accept bitcoin as a form of payment. Alpha Bitcoin's Edward Weniger explains why the location was chosen for the....
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Senator Mike Flood hopes to pass the bill in order to make Nebraska a financial technology hub and create new jobs.
Nebraska could follow Wyoming and open its first crypto bank should the bill pass the final round. Lawmakers in the U.S. state of Nebraska have taken another step towards passing a bill that will allow state banks to offer cryptocurrency services.According to a May 19 tweet from Senator Julie Slama, the legislature called LB 649 has just passed to the final round of debate. She added that the bill establishes a statewide framework for cryptocurrency and digital asset banks in Nebraska:“Excited for Nebraska to be a national leader in crypto!”As reported by Cointelegraph earlier this month,....
Nebraska senators have favored a measure that would allow state banks to facilitate crypto transactions like those in Wyoming. Nebraska lawmakers are moving forward with an initiative that would allow state banks to offer cryptocurrency services.State Senators favored the measure through the first of three required votes in the legislature, with 39 lawmakers voting to advance the bill for enrollment and initial review on Sunday.Introduced by Republican Mike Flood in January, Legislature bill 649 aims to adopt the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act and create digital asset depository....
You probably have heard of all the major endorsements and partnerships Bitcoin has garnered in 2014, effectively trading dollar value for market acceptance. The additions of Microsoft, Dell Computers and NewEgg are very important to Bitcoin's growth both now and in the future. But the integration of digital currency into the fabric of Main St. U. S. A. may show an even greater signal that Bitcoin has arrived in the minds of mainstream consumers. The First Nebraska BTM is Named "Jonas." Jones Bros. Cupcakes in Aksarben Village of Omaha, Nebraska has just received its new Bitcoin BTM from....
The bill was co-authored with the cryptocurrency firm Telcoin and introduced by Republican state senator Mike Flood. A crypto-friendly bill — co-authored by a cryptocurrency firm and first introduced by Republican state senator Mike Flood this January — was signed into law today in Nebraska.The Nebraska Financial Innovation Act was one of Senator Flood's first initiatives, introduced scarcely two weeks after being sworn into office. It will authorize the regulation of digital asset depositories in the state by creating a new state banking charter tailored to digital asset-backed financial....