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New Hampshire made history as the first U.S state to enact a strategic Bitcoin reserve bill into law.
In a historic moment, the U.S. state of New Hampshire has caught global attention following its completion of the strategic Bitcoin reserve legislation process. After passing the committee stages, the state’s Bitcoin bill, HB302, was passed to Governor Kelly Ayotte for signing. Following her signature on the 6th of May,2025, the legislation is officially a law.
According to her official announcement on X (formerly Twitter):
New Hampshire is once again First in the Nation! Just signed a new law allowing our state to invest in cryptocurrency and precious metals.
This Law makes New Hampshire the first U.S. state to allow its treasury to invest up to 5% of its reserves in Bitcoin, the “digital gold,” and other precious metals. Arizona has been leading the strategic reserve race, but lags following Governor Hobbs’ veto.
This law comes as a bold step to appreciate and advance the role of digital assets in the evolving digital finance and global payments. While other states progress through their committee stages, New Hampshire goes down in history as a champion of digital assets and the financial revolution in the crypto space.
