Just gonna leave this here.
https://mobile.twitter.com/mkt_sentiment/status/1499585220001304576?s=10
Colorado is slated to become the first US state to accept tax payments in cryptocurrency, a move the governor’s office has described as the “next logical step on the path to digital statehood”.
Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis, who announced the effort last week, explained in a tweet that the state would accept crypto payments converted into a dollar value, which would then be deposited in the state’s treasury.
cryptocurrency is considered “property” by the federal government, which means its owners would have to pay taxes on cryptocurrency itself before it can be used as a method of payment.
Polis’s announcement was met with mixed reviews on social media.
“It’s also a fantastic way to contribute to the climate change threatening Colorado’s tourism industry! Great thinking!” one user wrote in response to Polis’s tweet.
“I have yet to comprehend crypto. But about homemade chocolate chip cookies? Will Colorado accept that?” wrote another.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/01/colorado-tax-payments-cryptocurrency
07 anon, ps for the fully jabbed life can return to the pre pandemic for Coloradans per Polis as well.
Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), which provides retirement benefits to more than 600,000 state employees, said Friday that it hasidentified $8 million in investments affected by Colorado’s new sanctions against the Russian government.
The list of companies includes Russian banks, utilities and oil and gas producers.
“PERA will comply with applicable divestment orders,” the association said in a statement. “As of February 24, PERA has $8 million invested in Sberbank, OGK-2, Gazprom, Mosenergo, and Rosneft Oil.”
Gov. Jared Polis announced the state-level sanctions on Thursday, aiming to sever Colorado’s economic and diplomatic ties with the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine this week.
“We are looking across the state government and doing everything we can to show we do not support the Russian government,” Polis said in a wide-ranging video address posted on Facebook Thursday.
https://www.cpr.org/2022/02/25/polis-sanctions-russian-government-businesses/