Arizona bill names XRP in crypto reserve
The Arizona State Legislature has advanced a bill to create a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve fund that would hold seized or surrendered cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, XRP and Digibyte.

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The Arizona State Legislature has advanced a bill to create a Digital Assets Strategic Reserve fund that would hold seized or surrendered cryptocurrencies including bitcoin, XRP and Digibyte.
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