Texas Committee Passes Bill to Create 100% Reserve Gold and Silver-Backed Transactional Currencies

In establishing gold and silver specie, the comptroller would be required to authorize the Texas Bullion Depository as issuer and ensure that the holder of the specie may use the specie as legal tender in payment of debt and readily transfer the specie to another person.

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Texas Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to Create 100% Reserve Gold-Backed Digital Currency

The legislation would require the state comptroller to establish a digital currency that is fully backed by gold and fully redeemable in cash or gold as well. The comptroller would also be required to create a mechanism to use this gold-backed digital currency in everyday transactions.

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Texas Bill Would Create State-Issued Gold-Backed Digital Currency

The legislation would require the state comptroller to establish a digital currency that is fully backed by gold and redeemable in cash or gold as well. The comptroller would also be required to create a mechanism to use this gold-backed digital currency in everyday transactions.

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