The governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, announced in February that the state government plans to allow residents to pay taxes in cryptocurrencies as early as the summer of 2022. To some experts, the move is both legitimizing for the crypto asset class and was expected to come in due time.

In an interview, Polis said crypto holders in Colorado could have the option of sending tax payments in digital currency, with the state converting the funds back into fiat as soon as the payments were received through an unnamed intermediary.

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Polis added that after the rollout this summer, the state could accept cryptocurrency payments for things “as simple as driver’s license or hunting license” within a few months. The governor said at the time he was “not at all” concerned about the potential volatility of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), given the state does not plan on holding the coins for long.

Shortly after taking office in 2019, Polis signed the Colorado Digital Token Act into law, aiming to exempt tokens with a “primarily consumptive purpose” from some securities regulations. The governor also said that State Senator Chris Hansen was working on a bill that would “allow state-created digital tokens to be utilized for state reserve purposes.”

Speaking to Cointelegraph, Senator Hansen said the bill “introduces extra security, saves on costs, diversifies the pool of investors, and the potential to lower interest rates paid by the state.” Hansen said:

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