Tennessee lawmakers will take a fresh look at a proposal to create a state Bitcoin reserve when the Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee hears SB 2639 next Tuesday, April 21.

The “Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act” would direct the state to hold Bitcoin as part of its reserve assets, positioning Tennessee as a cryptocurrency policy leader.

The Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Kerry Roberts, has advanced from the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee and now moves to the powerful Finance panel, which oversees tax and spending measures. Its House companion, HB 1695 from Rep. Jody Barrett, has stalled in the Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee after being placed behind…

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