Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2080: Creates the "Cryptocurrency Strategic Reserve Fund" and allows the state treasurer to receive, invest, and hold digital assets under certain circumstances
Status: In committee, March 12, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapter 30, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to digital assets, with a contingent effective date. Section A. Chapter 30, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 30.1025, 30.1027, and 30.1030, to read as follows: 30.1025. 1. As used in sections 30.1025 to 30.1030, the following terms mean: (1) "Bitcoin", the decentralized digital asset created by a peer-to-peer network, which operates with no central authority or banks; (2) "Blockchain", data that is: (a) Shared across a network to create a ledger of verified transactions or inf.
From the amended text:
To amend chapter 30, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to digital assets, with a contingent effective date. Section A. Chapter 30, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 30.1025, 30.1027, and 30.1030, to read as follows: 30.1025. 1. As used in sections 30.1025 to 30.1030, the following terms mean: (1) "Bitcoin", the decentralized digital asset created by a peer-to-peer network, which operates with no central authority or banks; (2) "Blockchain", data that is: (a) Shared across a network to create a ledger of verified transactions or information among network participants linked using cryptography to maintain the integrity of the ledger and to execute other functions; and (b) Distributed among network participants in an automated fashion to concurrently update network participants on the state of the ledger and any other functions; (3) "Blockchain protocol", any executable software deployed to a blockchain composed of source code that is publicly available and accessible including, but not limited to, a smart contract or any network of smart contracts; (4) "Cold storage", a method of storing private keys required to transact in digital assets with a nexus to a secure physical location, protected from unauthorized access and isolated from any network connections; (5) "", a type of virtual currency that utilizes cryptography to secure transactions …