[2025-04-16] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

Oklahoma’s attempt to become one of the first U.S. states to implement a Bitcoin reserve has come to an abrupt end. In a tight 6-5 vote on Monday, the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee struck down House Bill 1203, also called the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act, despite late momentum and a surprise vote reversal from Sen. Christi Gillespie. Gillespie, who had planned to vote no “up until this afternoon,” changed her mind after “a couple of constituents” reached out. "A lawmaker changed their ‘...