Sources: Georgia (GA)
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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: Georgia (GA)
All files are Georgia government documents, saved in full: General Assembly bill documents (retrieved through the Assembly's public website API) and one Department of Banking and Finance order. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
| File | Title | Issuer / author | Document date | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GA-HB945-2026-as-passed-Act478-kiosks-elder-exploitation.pdf |
HB 945 (LC 62 0310S/AP), as passed: Banking and finance; holds on accounts of eligible adults for suspected financial exploitation; virtual currency kiosks | Georgia General Assembly (Reps. Williamson, Williams Jr., Chastain) | Signed 2026-05-11 (Act 478); effective 2026-07-01 | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245690 |
GA-HB1272-2026-as-passed-Act452-Payment-Stablecoin-Act.pdf |
HB 1272, as passed: Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers (Georgia Payment Stablecoin Act) | Georgia General Assembly (Reps. Jones, Hilton, Douglas) | Signed 2026-05-11 (Act 452) | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/249038 |
GA-SB178-2025-introduced-bitcoin-state-depository.pdf |
SB 178, as introduced: State Depository Board; allow the state treasurer to invest in Bitcoin | Georgia General Assembly (Sen. Dolezal and others) | Introduced Feb 2025; died | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232533 |
GA-SB228-2025-introduced-bitcoin-state-depository.pdf |
SB 228, as introduced: State Depositories; allow the state treasurer to invest in bitcoin | Georgia General Assembly (Sen. Esteves and others) | Introduced Feb 2025; died | https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233273 |
GA-DBF-2026-10-07-Coinme-multistate-settlement-agreement-and-consent-order.pdf |
Coinme Inc. Settlement Agreement and Consent Order (26 pp.). Appendix A lists the 34 participating agencies, Appendix B the penalty per state, Appendix C costs to the 7 lead states, and Appendix D the additional penalty if kiosks are not closed by 2027-01-01 | Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, as publisher, for the 34 participating state regulators | Entered by Georgia 2026-10-07; published 2026-10-08 | https://dbf.georgia.gov/document/document/coinme-inc-settlement-agreement-and-consent-order/download (linked from https://dbf.georgia.gov/press-releases/2026-10-08/consent-order-entered-coinme-inc). Added by the completeness check, 2026-10-09; robots.txt allows it. |