Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced the state's $99 billion "Freedom First Budget," which has a place for crypto innovation.
DeSantis' budget includes a pilot program that will allow Medicaid payments in crypto, bringing the technology to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).
The program also aims to integrate blockchain into the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).
Alex DovbnyaFlorida encourages cryptocurrency as a means of commerce and furthering Florida's attractiveness to businesses and economic growth.
Florida is known as one of the most crypto-friendly states, with the mayors of Miami and Tampa recently volunteering to collect their entire salary in Bitcoin.
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