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Issue Briefs

Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technology (18-05)

Subjects
Financial Services & Commerce
Telecommunications & Information Technology
Published
04/03/2018

Rising use and acceptance of virtual currencies and the technology that underpins them are increasingly presenting unique issues for state lawmakers and regulators.  This issue brief describes virtual currencies such as bitcoin, discusses blockchain technology, and describes recent state legislation on these topics

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