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North Carolina’s House of Representatives has passed a bill allowing the state’s treasurer to invest public funds in approved cryptocurrencies, which will now head to the Senate.
The House <a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H92" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">passed</a> the Digital Assets Investment Act, or House Bill 92, on its third reading on April 30 by a vote of 71 to 44.
Republican House Speaker Destin Hall <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-carolina-files-bill-allow-state-treasurer-to-invest-bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">introduced</a> the bill in February, which would allow the treasurer to allocate 5% of the state’s investments into designated digital assets.
The investments can only be made after obtaining an independent third-party assessment confirming that the crypto holdings are maintained with a secure custody solution and risk oversight and regulatory compliance standards are met.&nbsp;
New amendments allow the treasurer to examine the feasibility of allowing members of retirement and deferred compensation plans to elect to invest in digital assets held as exchange-traded products (<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-etp-3-4-billion-inflows-weakening-dollar" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">ETPs</a>).
The House also passed a related bill, the State Investment Modernization Act, or <a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H506" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">HB 506</a>, with little discussion on April 30, in a 110 to 3 vote.
The bill aims to create the North Carolina Investment Authority (NCIA) to take over investment management from the treasurer.
If passed into law, the authority to invest in digital assets would transfer from the treasurer to NICA, and approval would be required from its board of directors based on third-party assessments to make crypto investments.
Local news outlet NC Newsline <a href="https://ncnewsline.com/2025/04/30/nc-house-votes-to-appoint-pension-managers-allow-state-investment-in-crypto/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">reported</a> that Treasurer Brad Briner supports both bills.
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<h2 id="arizona-leads-the-crypto-bill-race">Arizona leads the crypto bill race</h2>
North Carolina is second to Arizona in the state-level race to approve legislation allowing local governments to invest in cryptocurrencies.&nbsp;
Related: <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-hampshire-bitcoin-reserve-bill-clears-senate-committee" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">New Hampshire Bitcoin reserve bill heads to full Senate vote</a>
On April 28, Arizona’s House <a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arizona-legislature-bitcoin-reserve-bill-third-reading" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null">approved two bills</a>, SB 1025 and SB 1373, proposing different methods for the state to establish a crypto reserve.
Arizona is the only state whose House and Senate have passed crypto-related bills, which are both awaiting Governor Katie Hobbs’ decision.
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