North Dakota’s New Bitcoin Bill Fails For Now

North Dakota’s New Bitcoin Bill Fails For Now

Regulatory policies are forming across many states in the U.S. concerning digital currencies. This week in North Dakota a bitcoin-related bill was unsuccessful moving forward during the state’s House of Representatives vote for Bill 2100. North Dakota’s Bitcoin Bill. Last year North Dakota’s Business and Labor Committee created Bill 2100 in order to....


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