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Task force or study body None found
No digital assets, blockchain or crypto task force, commission or study committee found. We searched: Searched for Mississippi blockchain/cryptocurrency/digital asset task forces, study committees and working groups, including Treasurer, Development Authority and legislative angles. Found none.
State Treasurer David McRae's office announced the MACS 529 plan now accepts crypto-funded gift contributions (Oct 10, 2025), which is a program, not a task force.
Bitcoin or digital asset reserve law Unclear
No Mississippi reserve or crypto state-fund investment law found. The bitcoinlaws.io tracker lists a 2026 bill HB 1590, but we could not open the bill text or status (legislature site blocked crawling) and cannot confirm its content. Nothing indicates enactment.
Sources: BitcoinLaws.io Mississippi tracker (secondary)
Licensing Reported
Mississippi adopted the Money Transmission Modernization Act (HB 1428 / SB 2507, effective July 1, 2025 per CSBS; Miss. Code Ann. 75-16-1 et seq.). The Department of Banking and Consumer Finance now requires virtual currency kiosk operators to be licensed under it. Whether the Act covers other virtual currency businesses is not confirmed from sources we read.
Sources: DBCF Memo to Industry: Virtual Currency Kiosks (2026, primary), CSBS MTMA update (secondary)
Crypto kiosks (ATMs) Confirmed
HB 1625, the Mississippi Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act, signed April 8, 2026 per DBCF memo and effective July 1, 2026, requires kiosk operators to hold a money transmitter license and report kiosk locations via NMLS (first report due Aug 17, 2026, then quarterly). Secondary sources report transaction caps, a hold on first transactions, scam warnings and fraud refunds, but their specifics conflict (e.g., $1,000 per day vs per transaction; 14-day vs 30-day refund), so the numbers should be checked against the bill text. Companion HB 1596 (signed April 8, 2026) adds data-security and elder-fraud training rules for licensees and kiosk operators.
Sources: DBCF Memo to Industry (primary), HB 1596 as sent to Governor, Mississippi Legislature (primary), FS Vector summary (secondary), ATM Marketplace, May 21, 2026 (secondary), AARP Mississippi (secondary)
Other 2025 to 2026 actions
- 2026-04-08 (effective 2026-07-01): HB 1596, Data Security for Money Transmitters Act: information security programs, 72-hour breach notice to the Commissioner, and annual elder-fraud training for delegates; adds kiosks to licensing and delegate reporting.
- 2025-10-10: State Treasurer David McRae's MACS 529 college savings plan began accepting cryptocurrency (and PayPal/Venmo) for gift contributions.
- 2024-2023 (earlier, for context): Earlier Blockchain Basics / mining protection bills (HB 1214 in 2024 sponsored by Rep. Jody Steverson; SB 2603 in 2023, which died) were proposed; final outcome of HB 1214 not confirmed.
Sources: HB 1596 as sent to Governor, Orrick, Apr 24, 2026, DeSoto County News, Daily Leader, Aug 14, 2024, Digital Policy Alert, SB 2603 rejected Mar 10, 2023
Source notes: Kiosk specifics (limits, refund windows) conflict across secondary sources. HB 1590 content unverified. Research ran out of search capacity before Mississippi mining/reserve bills for 2026 could be separately checked.
Frequently asked
Does Mississippi have a crypto or blockchain task force?
We did not find one in Mississippi (confidence: None found). A "none found" result is not proof that no body exists, because small study groups are often poorly documented online.
Does Mississippi have a bitcoin or digital asset reserve law?
Our research shows the status as unclear (confidence: Unclear). No Mississippi reserve or crypto state-fund investment law found. The bitcoinlaws.io tracker lists a 2026 bill HB 1590, but we could not open the bill text or status (legislature site blocked crawling) and cannot confirm its content. Nothing indicates enactment.
Does Mississippi regulate crypto kiosks (ATMs)?
Our research shows law (confidence: Confirmed). HB 1625, the Mississippi Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Protection Act, signed April 8, 2026 per DBCF memo and effective July 1, 2026, requires kiosk operators to hold a money transmitter license and report kiosk locations via NMLS (first report due Aug 17, 2026, then quarterly). Secondary sources report transaction caps, a hold on first transactions, scam warnings and fraud refunds, but their specifics conflict (e.g., $1,000 per day vs per transaction; 14-day vs 30-day refund), so the numbers should be checked against the bill text. Companion HB 1596 (signed April 8, 2026) adds data-security and elder-fraud training rules for licensees and kiosk operators.
This page is part of our 50-state crypto legislation and task force tracker. Each entry is labeled Confirmed, Reported, Unclear or None found; see the tracker for how we research it.