New Hampshire governor to hold hearing on $100M Bitcoin-backed bond

The post New Hampshire Bitcoin Bond Nears Final Vote, But There is a Catch appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. New Hampshire’s Executive Council is holding a public hearing this Wednesday on $100 million in bonds financing private Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. Approval would clear the last governmental hurdle for the first municipal bond collateralized by Bitcoin. However, Bitcoin’s winter drawdown cut its price by more than half. This deal enters mandatory liquidation after a roughly 12.5% slide. That gap, rather than the vote, may decide how the experiment ends. Bitcoin Price Performance. Source: BeinCrypto New Hampshire Bitcoin Bond Takes the Conduit Route The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) requested the hearing under state statute RSA 162-I. Executive Director James Key-Wallace asked Governor Kelly Ayotte and the five-member council to determine whether the project is feasible and beneficial. If approved, the BFA will issue taxable conduit revenue bonds, meaning the sta

The post New Hampshire Lawmakers to Hold Hearing on $100M Bitcoin Bonds appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office announced that lawmakers would discuss issuing $100 million in bonds backed by Bitcoin (BTC) at a public hearing. In an update to the New Hampshire governor and executive council agenda, the state’s Business Finance Authority (BFA) has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday regarding the proposed issuance of $100 million in BTC-backed bonds. The BFA approved the bond in November 2025, saying that it planned to issue the vehicles upon approval from Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member executive council. “This is an innovative way to bring more investment opportunities to our state and position us as a leader in digital finance without risking state funds or taxpayer dollars,” said Ayotte on the bonds, following the BFA approval.  The potential high-value Bitcoin-backed bonds signaled the US state’s move toward friendlier digit

The proposed bonds to be backed by cryptocurrency still need approval from New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member executive council.

New Hampshire's vote could set a precedent for integrating digital assets into finance, potentially boosting bitcoin's credibility and institutional interest. The post New Hampshire to vote on world’s first bitcoin-backed municipal bond appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post New Hampshire’s $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Bond Faces Final Vote appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. New Hampshire’s plan to issue what backers call the world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond goes before the state’s Executive Council on Wednesday, the last approval the $100 million project needs before it can move forward, The Boston Globe reported today. Governor Kelly Ayotte, who has called the effort “historic,” and the five-member council will hold a public hearing Wednesday morning at the request of James Key-Wallace, executive director of the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority.  Key-Wallace asked the council to find the proposal feasible and beneficial to the public and to authorize the quasi-governmental agency to proceed. He has said the model would position the state as “a global leader in responsible crypto finance.” The structure differs from a conventional municipal bond in a key respect: no public money is at stake. Rather than the government repaying

The post New Hampshire to consider $100M bond proposal for CleanSpark-linked Bitcoin acquisition appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. New Hampshire’s Governor and Executive Council is scheduled to consider a proposal on Wednesday, July 8, that would allow up to $100 million in taxable revenue bonds to finance Bitcoin acquisition by a CleanSpark-related borrower. According to the council’s published agenda, the proposal will be heard by the state’s Business Finance Authority. It would fund the purchase of Bitcoin while covering bond issuance expenses.  If approved, the financing would represent another example of Bitcoin treasury strategies expanding beyond traditional equity and debt markets. Agenda outlines $100M Bitcoin financing proposal Agenda item six under the Business Finance Authority calls for a public hearing on a recommendation to issue not more than $100 million in taxable revenue bonds. The agenda states that proceeds would be used by NH CleanSpark Borrower Trust 2026-1, a

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