North Carolina Blockchain Initiative

#HurricaneHelene updates from North Carolina Army National Guard and State Senator Brad Overcash: Statewide, we have now mobilized over 706 Soldiers and Airmen, over 250 Vehicles and 19 Helicopters. We have staging areas out of East Flat Rock, Mill Springs, Morganton, Conover, Salisbury, and Charlotte. Ground routes are opening, and ground commodity convoys are working to push needed commodities into Western NC.? A bulk transport of supplies is be flown into Asheville via NC Air National Guard C-17 transport. ? Key numbers: Helicopter: -97,200 lbs. of supplies -516 personnel moved -60 hoist Rescues ? The most effective means of communication of needs is through the Municipality and County EMS. Supplies being flown into Asheville & convoys moving essentials across Western NC. Key ?? numbers: 888-892-1162 (Hotline) 919-733-3300 (Emergency) 919-825-2474 (Donate Goods) ? These systems have very high volume. If you do not get through first try, keep calling.

The destruction caused by #HurricaneHelene in North Carolina is unprecedented, and Western NC still urgently needs supplies. As recovery begins, the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative Team has been in close contact w/ state officials & preparing #crypto donation options. In the meantime, for physical contributions, please drop off food, water, & essentials with our friends at the Franklin County, NC Sheriff’s Office: ?? 285 T Kemp Rd, Louisburg, NC 27549. You can also immediately support the NC Disaster Relief Fund: https://lnkd.in/eHkG7Brk. Other donation options include: Operation Airdrop Inc: Based at Concord Regional Airport https://lnkd.in/e7R9KyDS Samaritan's Purse: https://lnkd.in/gurJAArn The Salvation Army of the Carolinas: https://lnkd.in/eBuuuj9 World Central Kitchen: https://lnkd.in/g6NMTRat Faruk Okcetin John Bridge Eric Porper Dan Spuller Stuart Russell Agnes Gambill West Gerald Wilkie Tobias Barbir Mitchell Askew Dennis Fassuliotis

NC House overrides veto of H690 Anti-CBDC bill #CBCDs #blockchain #digitalassets #crypto

NCBI will continue our efforts into 2025: Kristin Stroud Dan Spuller Stuart Russell Eric Porper Faruk Okcetin Kimberly Stonebreaker Gerald Wilkie Tobias Barbir (The CoinDad) John Bridge Agnes Gambill West

Yesterday, the NC House concurred with the NC Senate passage of H690, banning Central Bank Digital Currencies (#CBDC's) & prohibiting participation in any branch testing. After 12 months, the NCBI successfully drove a multi-stakeholder campaign achieving bicameral legislative passage. Spearheaded in the Senate by Sen. Brad Overcash (pictured below presenting the bill to Senate Finance) and in the House by Rep. Mark Brody, Rep. Harry Warren Warren, Rep. Stephen Ross, and Rep. Jason Saine, this effort has been over a year in the making. GOP + Dems Came Together. It’s time for Gov. Roy Cooper to sign immediately. Dan Spuller and Kristin Stroud want to thank everyone who worked so hard behind the scenes, including: Eric Peterson, Satoshi Action Fund, Dennis Porter, John Locke Foundation, Donald Bryson, Brooke Medina, Jessica Thompson, Clark Riemer, Conrad Pogorzelski III, Ryan Rasmussen, Jarrod Lowery, Faruk Okcetin and many more

Live from Raleigh, NC! Today, the NC Blockchain Initiative, Bitwise Asset Management, Satoshi Action Fund, and John Locke Foundation partnered to welcome North Carolina's top legislative & political leaders for a #Bitcoin ‘Lunch & Learn.' We dove into the evolving #BTC market, ETFs, federal / state #crypto policy & legislation. We were honored to host: House Speaker Tim Moore Senate Majority Whip Jim Perry Senator Brad Overcash Rep. Jason Saine Rep. Steve Ross Rep. Mark Brody Rep. Harry Warren Rep. Jarrod Lowery Former Lt. Gov. Dan Forest Donald Bryson Clark Riemer Conrad Pogorzelski Anna Scott Marsh Tyler Voigt & many more. Thanks to all who helped organize, especially Kristin Stroud, Eric Peterson, Ryan Rasmussen, Brooke Medina and Jessica Thompson #NCPOL #NCGA

The Carolina Journal has published an op-ed written by Dan Spuller and Kristin Stroud. Over the past nine years, North Carolina has established itself as a leader in the rapidly growing digital asset sector, more commonly referred to as #crypto. This sector is at a critical juncture where both the federal government and North Carolina are poised to pass legislation that will help the industry continue to thrive. Read the full story here: ?? https://lnkd.in/easZjNj2

The North Carolina Blockchain Initiative is disappointed in President Biden's veto of the repeal of #SAB121, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's punitive, anti-#crypto accounting guidelines, despite bipartisan support. We are troubled that Biden chose to override the bipartisan majorities in both Houses of Congress who acknowledged the harm caused by SAB 121. Despite this, we will continue to educate and move the ball forward on common-sense solutions for #digitalasset policy for North Carolina. - Dan Spuller Kristin Stroud Eric Porper Faruk Okcetin Stuart Russell John Bridge Gerald Wilkie The CoinDad

Good Morning! As you’re starting Memorial Day weekend, read the op ed Dan Spuller and I did for Carolina Journal. #Tokenization and #blockchain are the future of #finance and economic prosperity. We are making great progress on #digitalassets #blockchain in North Carolina. Happy to discuss - DM me! North Carolina Blockchain Initiative Digital Tax Counsel

The is how the North Carolina Delegation voted today on the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act | #FIT21 #NCPOL