Texas Drops $10 Million On Bitcoin, Officially Buying The Dip First
Texas has moved public money into Bitcoin exposure, buying $5 million worth of shares in a regulated Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Related Reading: Bitcoin Creator Somehow Becomes ‘Poor’ By Losing $41 Billion Without Saying A Word According to reports, the state’s purchase was made on November 20, 2025, and it used the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to gain price exposure without immediately holding the cryptocurrency itself. The state set aside a total allocation of $10 million for its new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Lee Bratcher, who leads the Texas Blockchain Council, confirmed....
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In a major development, the Texas State Government has officially signed a strategic Bitcoin reserve into law thereby diversifying its financial investment strategy. Following this event, Texas officially became the third US State to own a Bitcoin reserve fund under five months of the pro-crypto Donald Trump administration. Related Reading: Bitcoin In The Waiting Room […]
Texas Senator Charles Schwertner has refiled a strategic Bitcoin reserve bill under the new designation “SB 21,” removing the previous annual purchasing cap of $500 million and paving the way for significantly larger state-level investments in Bitcoin (BTC). The refiled legislation also broadens its reach to include other crypto assets that meet a specified market […]
Texas House Bills 4474 and 1576 officially took effect on Sept. 1 after being signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June. Two bills aimed at furthering the adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain are now law in the state of Texas.Texas House Bills 4474 and 1576, passed by both chambers in the state legislature in May and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June, officially took effect on Sept. 1. H.B. 1576 establishes a blockchain working group in Texas, while H.B. 4474 amends the state's Uniform Commercial Code to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law.Lee....
The Texas Department of Banking has announced that state-chartered banks can provide cryptocurrency custody services. “The Texas Department of Banking believes that the authority to provide these services with respect to virtual currencies already exists,” the banking authority said. Texas State-Chartered Banks Officially Authorized to Offer Crypto Custody Services The Texas Department of Banking issued a notice to the banking industry Thursday, stating: Texas state-chartered banks may provide customers with virtual currency custody services, so long as the bank has adequate....
On Saturday, Texas became the first-ever US state to commit public funds towards the purchase of Bitcoin. Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 21 (SB21), officially authorizing the establishment of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Keep reading to learn more about this development, increasing investor and government confidence in Bitcoin’s long-term potential, and what’s the best crypto to buy now in order to ride the upcoming crypto wave. Texas Passes Groundbreaking Bitcoin Reserve Bill ‘We can buy land, we can buy gold; I think the state of Texas should have the....