俄亥俄很快就可以讓您支付比特幣或其他加密貨幣的費用

是否想建立新業務或另外支付費用？今年秋天，您可能會立即以比特幣或其他加密貨幣付款。

State agencies and departments could soon accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency to pay for fees and services.

州機構和部門可能很快就可以接受比特幣和其他加密貨幣來支付費用和服務。

The proposal to allow the use of cryptocurrency would be presented to the State Controlling Board next month by Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague and Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

允許使用加密貨幣的提議將於下個月由俄亥俄州財務主管羅伯特·斯普拉格（Robert Sprague）和俄亥俄州國務卿弗蘭克·拉羅斯（Frank Larose）提出。

If approved, the state would need to find a company to convert the cryptocurrency into cash that the state can use. Customers would pay a fee for the transaction, similar to when they use a credit card.

如果獲得批准，該州將需要找到一家公司將加密貨幣轉換為州可以使用的現金。客戶將向交易支付費用，類似於使用信用卡時。

Each agency and department would then decide whether to accept cryptocurrency. LaRose said the process of setting up the program and rolling it out to each agency could take months.

然後，每個機構和部門將決定是否接受加密貨幣。拉羅斯說，設置該計劃並將其推廣到每個機構的過程可能需要幾個月的時間。

LaRose said he wants to be the state’s first adopter, accepting Bitcoin to pay for business filing fees.

拉羅斯說，他想成為該州的第一位採用者，接受比特幣支付商務申請費。

“I don’t anticipate that there will be hundreds of thousands of Ohioans that are immediately starting to pay their fees on the Ohio Secretary of State’s website in Bitcoin, but there will be some,” LaRose said. “What this does is signal that Ohio is near the forefront of embracing this financial technology.”

拉羅斯說：“我預計不會有成千上萬的俄亥俄州人立即開始在比特幣的俄亥俄州國務卿網站上支付費用，但會有一些。” “這樣做的表明俄亥俄州接近擁抱這項金融技術的最前沿。”

The move comes as the popularity of cryptocurrency, especially among Republicans, is increasing.

此舉是因為加密貨幣的普及，尤其是在共和黨中，正在增加。

During Vivek Ramaswamy’s presidential bid, the Ohio governor candidate was bullish on cryptocurrency, introducing a policy to curb the overregulation of it. Both Sprague and LaRose have endorsed Ramaswamy’s 2026 bid to replace Gov. Mike DeWine.

在Vivek Ramaswamy的總統投標期間，俄亥俄州州長候選人對加密貨幣看漲，引入了一項政策，以遏制其過度調節的政策。斯普拉格（Sprague）和拉羅斯（Larose）都認可了拉馬斯瓦米（Ramaswamy）2026年替代州長邁克·迪溫（Mike Dewine）的競標。

Meanwhile, Ohio lawmakers are pitching the Ohio Blockchain Basics Act, also known as House Bill 116. The proposed law would prevent state and local governments from charging additional taxes and fees on cryptocurrency, among other changes.

同時，俄亥俄州立法者正在推出《俄亥俄州區塊鏈基礎法》，也稱為眾議院第116號法案。擬議的法律將防止州和地方政府收取有關加密貨幣的額外稅款和費用，以及其他變化。

Another proposal, Senate Bill 56, would allow Ohioans to pay taxes and fees with Bitcoin. And House Bill 713 would create a cryptocurrency reserve − an idea that Sprague said he still has questions about.

另一項提案，參議院第56號法案將允許俄亥俄州人用比特幣繳稅和費用。眾議院第713號法案將創建一個加密貨幣儲備 - Sprague說他仍然對此有疑問。

Former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate, was an early adopter of Bitcoin. He wanted Ohioans to be able to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency, setting up OhioCrypto.com.

前俄亥俄州司庫喬什·曼德爾（Josh Mandel）曾為美國參議院競選，他是比特幣的早期採用者。他希望俄亥俄州人能夠以加密貨幣繳納稅款，建立Ohiocrypto.com。

ButSprague canned the idea, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost later said that Mandel hadn't set it up properly.

但是，巴拉格罐裝了這個想法，俄亥俄州檢察長戴夫·約斯特（Dave Yost）後來說曼德爾（Mandel）沒有正確設置它。

Sprague said this new idea is different because it follows the right process. He also added that the federal government is much more supportive of cryptocurrency and limiting its regulation than it once was.

斯普拉格說，這個新想法是不同的，因為它遵循正確的過程。他還補充說，聯邦政府比以前更支持加密貨幣並限制其法規。

“This has come and if you don't go out in front of it, you'll get dragged behind the bus,”Sprague said.

斯普拉格說：“這已經到來了，如果您不在它面前，您將被拖到公共汽車後面。”