Minnesota

Minnesota just cleared the path for banks and credit unions to offer crypto custody, bringing digital assets further into the regulated financial system.

Continental Diamond, a St. Louis-based jewelry store, has partnered with BitPay enabling its customers to use bitcoin as payment.

Congressional Representative Tom Emmer has announced plans to reintroduce a bill meant to “provide temporary safe harbor for the tax treatment of hard forks of convertible virtual currency in the absence of administrative guidance.”