Missouri has something most states don't: cheap energy, an energy surplus, and wide open land. That's the trifecta for Bitcoin mining.

Mining isn't some shadowy activity. It's a lawful use of your property. It's a lawful use of your electricity. It creates jobs. It brings infrastructure investment. It can actually stabilize the electrical grid by consuming surplus energy during off-peak hours.

And yet, across the country, local governments are using zoning laws to shut down home miners and small operations. They're treating Bitcoin mining like a nuisance instead of an economic opportunity.

We need mining protections codified into law. If you're running ASICs in your garage or planning a larger operation, Missouri should be the state that says "welcome" instead of "get out."

The hashrate should be here. The jobs should be here. The future should be here.

HB 594 is law, tax-free Bitcoin spending.

Let that sink in: Missouri eliminated state capital gains taxes on Bitcoin spending. HB 594 is signed law.

Every sat you spend in Missouri, buying groceries, paying for services, running your business, zero state capital gains tax.

Most states haven't even begun this conversation. Missouri already finished it. Governor Kehoe signed it. It's done.

This is what happens when a state decides to compete for Bitcoiners instead of punishing them. Missouri said: we want your business, your innovation, your community. And we're going to prove it by getting out of your way.

If you're a Bitcoiner looking for a state that actually respects your right to use sound money, Missouri is open for business.

HB 594 is law, tax-free Bitcoin spending.

Let that sink in: Missouri eliminated state capital gains taxes on Bitcoin spending. HB 594 is signed law.

Every sat you spend in Missouri, buying groceries, paying for services, running your business, zero state capital gains tax.

Most states haven't even begun this conversation. Missouri already finished it. Governor Kehoe signed it. It's done.

This is what happens when a state decides to compete for Bitcoiners instead of punishing them. Missouri said: we want your business, your innovation, your community. And we're going to prove it by getting out of your way.

If you're a Bitcoiner looking for a state that actually respects your right to use sound money, Missouri is open for business.

Indiana just made a big move. Governor Mike Braun signed HB 1042 into law, protecting the right of every Hoosier to hold their Bitcoin in their own wallet. No government agency can restrict it.

Missouri has HB 594, which eliminated state capital gains taxes on Bitcoin. That was a major win.

But Indiana just leapfrogged us on self-custody protections. Missouri must codifying self-custody rights, mining protections, and allowing the state to hold Bitcoin in public funds. It hasn't passed yet.

Meanwhile, the White House just brokered a tentative deal on stablecoin regulation, moving federal crypto legislation forward for the first time in months. Progress is happening at every level.

Indiana just proved that. Missouri needs to be next. If you're a Missourian who holds Bitcoin, speak up. Don't let Indiana be the only state that has our back.

In 1996, a mathematician named Daniel Bernstein sued the U.S. government for the right to publish his encryption code. He won. The court ruled that code is speech, protected by the First Amendment.

Nearly thirty years later, that precedent is more important than ever.

Every Bitcoin wallet, every Lightning implementation, every privacy tool, every node software, all of it is speech.

The developers who write these tools are not money transmitters. They are not criminals. They are the architects of financial sovereignty. And yet, globally, governments keep trying to criminalize the act of writing code that empowers individuals.

The EU's AMLR targets privacy tools. The old SEC tried to regulate developers out of existence. This is why state-level protections matter. In Missouri, we're pushing for a legal framework that recognizes what the courts established decades ago, that your right to write, run, and share open-source Bitcoin software is protected speech.

We need legislation that explicitly protects self-custody, mining, and node operation next. This is the infrastructure of freedom and we're building it.

The 4th Amendment protects you from unreasonable searches. That includes your financial transactions.

Chain surveillance of law-abiding Missourians is government overreach.

Privacy isn't secrecy, it's a right.

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