Sources: Rhode Island (RI)

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Research, not advice. Part of the Bitcoin research archive (October 2026). Claims labelled unverified, contested or fringe are reported, not endorsed; statuses of bills and rules are as of the date checked. Government, court and patent records are public domain; the research notes are CC BY 4.0.

Sources: Rhode Island (RI)

Full copies of government documents (statutes, enrolled bills, regulator guidance, regulator press releases) and court records about Bitcoin and virtual-currency law in Rhode Island, saved for legislation/us-state-ri.md. All files were retrieved on 2026-10-09 by the N–Z state-law research pass. No copyrighted news articles are stored here — those are summarized with links in the legislation note.

File Title Issuer / author Document date URL Retrieved
ri-gl-19-14-1-definitions.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14-1 — definitions (currency transmission includes control of virtual currency) Rhode Island General Assembly current as of 2026-10-09 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14/19-14-1.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-currency-transmissions-index.htm R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 19-14.3 — Currency Transmissions (index) Rhode Island General Assembly current as of 2026-10-09 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/INDEX.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.5-virtual-currency-disclosures.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.5 — required disclosures for virtual currency Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2019 ch. 226/246 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.5.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.6-property-interests-virtual-currency.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.6 — property interests and entitlements to virtual currency Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2019 ch. 226/246 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.6.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.9-virtual-currency-kiosks.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.9 — virtual currency kiosk operator licensing and kiosk registration Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2025 ch. 113/114, eff. 2025-06-23 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.9.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.10-kiosk-disclosures.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.10 — kiosk disclosures Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2025 ch. 113/114 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.10.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.11-kiosk-fraud-prevention.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.11 — prevention of fraudulent activity; refunds Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2025 ch. 113/114 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.11.htm 2026-10-09
ri-gl-19-14.3-3.12-kiosk-daily-limits.htm R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-14.3-3.12 — daily transaction limits for kiosk customers Rhode Island General Assembly P.L. 2025 ch. 113/114 https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title19/19-14.3/19-14.3-3.12.htm 2026-10-09

Statuses and effective dates are as stated in the documents or on the official bill pages on 2026-10-09; see the legislation note for later events and gaps.