Kentucky formally signed the Bitcoin Rights Act to protect the rights of self-custodial and node operation

PANews reported on March 25 that the Governor of Kentucky, the United States, officially signed the HB701 Act as a law on March 24 local time to protect residents' rights to use digital assets, self-custodial wallets and run blockchain nodes. The bill explicitly excludes such behavior from money transfer licenses and securities regulation, and restricts local governments from discriminatory management of related technical activities.