Key provisions after HB639 completed enrollment
New Hampshire House Bill HB639 completed the enrollment process on July 1. Under the bill, state and local governments may not restrict an individual’s use of digital assets for payments, and they may not prevent individuals from holding assets through self-custody wallets. The bill also states that the use of digital assets cannot be singled out for additional taxation.
Clearer legal treatment for nodes, mining, and staking
HB639 further provides that individuals or businesses operating nodes, engaging in mining, or participating in staking do not need to obtain a money transmitter license. It also specifies that these activities are not to be treated as the issuance or sale of securities. In practice, this draws a clearer compliance boundary at the state level for blockchain infrastructure participants and service operators.
A dedicated blockchain dispute court
Beyond digital asset usage rights and licensing treatment, the bill authorizes the New Hampshire Supreme Court to establish a dedicated blockchain dispute court to hear related civil disputes. According to the bill text, the measure will take effect 60 days after passage. Source text is available via LegiScan: https://legiscan.com/NH/text/HB639/2026?__cf_chl_f_tk=eKpLU5zLNxqlWTFWqsB4K6qNVa1EhHHGFiNIMXJO.eg-1783088675-1.0.1.1-RB38aZhRsQ_UqQOhBnR60hkNXXzuWpCEZfrpfO4Aq1s。