Wendy Rogers, an Arizona state senator in the United States, has launched bills concerning cryptocurrency, including one that aims to make Bitcoin (БТК) legal tender in Arizona.
In a recent tweet, Rogers cited data from investment firm Goldman Sachs that BTC is the best-performing asset in the world and announced that she launched a set of crypto bills.
„Кршење: #Bitcoin е најдоброто средство во светот оваа година според податоците на Goldman Sachs.
Го лансираше мојот # Крипто сметките денес, како и забраната за фото радар, која ги вклучи речиси сите мои колеги сенатори од Републиканската партија како спонзори @JeffWeninger @JDMesnard pic.twitter.com/ueUeFSEybo
— Венди Роџерс (@WendyRogersAZ) Јануари 25, 2023
One of the proposed bills се фокусира on making BTC legal tender in the U.S. state. If passed into law, BTC will have the same status as the U.S. dollar, becoming an accepted medium of exchange for debt payment, public charges, taxes and dues in the state.
In 2022, the state senator also воведе a similar bill without success. Despite this, Rogers still continues efforts to push BTC forward in the state. In April 2022, Rogers spoke against central banks and voiced her support for Bitcoin. She tweeted:
Централизираните дигитални пари контролирани од централните банкари се ропство. Децентрализирано #Bitcoin е слобода.
— Венди Роџерс (@WendyRogersAZ) Април 2, 2022
Apart from this, Rogers also participated in introducing a bill that seeks to make crypto a tax-exempt property. If approved, voters can decide in 2024 if they want tokens that do not represent foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar to be exempt from taxes.
Поврзани со: Американскиот сенатор Тед Круз се залага за крипто во Конгресот ... користејќи закуски
On Sept. 7, 2021, El Salvador officially made Bitcoin a legal tender in the country. More than a year later, making Bitcoin legal tender in the country proved beneficial. El Salvador experienced increased tourism in 2022, with 1.1 million people visiting the country in the first half of the year.
On Jan. 22, Brazil and Argentina announced preparations to create a common currency parallel to the Brazilian real and the Argentine peso. Responding to this, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong suggested that moving to Bitcoin may be the right “long-term bet” for both countries.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/state-senator-pushes-bill-to-make-bitcoin-legal-tender-in-arizona