A $100 million Bitcoin-secured municipal bond proposal faced rejection from New Hampshire authorities following Wednesday’s divided council vote. The 3-2 outcome terminated a financing initiative that proponents described as a groundbreaking municipal bond collateralized by digital currency. New Hampshire had promoted the arrangement as a method to draw digital finance ventures to the state. Executive Council Terminates Cryptocurrency Bond Initiative The Executive Council exercised final decision-making power following the proposal’s completion of prior financial assessments. Joseph Kenney and John Stephen cast ... (full story)