New Hampshire Creates Crypto History: Launches First BTC-Backed Municipal Bond

New Hampshire (NH) has made crypto history by becoming the first US state to approve a Bitcoin (BTC) backed municipal bond. On 17 November 2025, the state’s Business Finance Authority (BFA) decided to give the go-ahead for a $100 million bond backed by BTC instead of going the traditional route of using government credit or public project revenue. Here is the twist, however. Companies that want to borrow through this bond will have to fork up BTC worth 160% of the bond’s value. At the same time, if the p ...