Oklahoma senator files Bitcoin Freedom Act enabling wages in BTC
The Bitcoin Freedom Act lets Oklahomans accept their wages in Bitcoin Oklahoma State Senator Deevers said Washington is “ruining the US dollar” The Bitcoin Freedom Act is eligible for consideration in the 60th legislative session beginning on February 3 Oklahoma State Senator Dusty Deevers has filed legislation allowing employees to receive wages in Bitcoin and businesses to accept Bitcoin payments. Introducing the Bitcoin Freedom Act, Deevers said: “In a time when inflation is eroding the purchasing power of hard-working Oklahomans, Bitcoin provides a unique opportunity to protect earnings and investments.” Deevers continued: “As Bitcoin continues to rise and the value of the dollar continues to be printed away in Washington D.C., Oklahoma must act to protect our people.” The bill, known as SB325, states under section 4 that: “Any employee of this state, business, corporation, other entity, and resident of this sta...