New Hampshire Tops List of Most Crypto-Friendly U.S. States: Study
A new ranking of crypto-friendly U.S. states puts New Hampshire at the top despite its steep electricity prices and lack of bitcoin mining activity. The state scores high due to its zero capital gains tax, lack of restrictive crypto regulation and a dense network of crypto-accepting businesses and ATMs.
The study, conducted by digital mining hardware maker ASICKey, evaluated all 50 states using seven weighted factors: capital gains tax, regulatory environment, crypto adoption in business, job availability, ATM density, electricity cost, and mining presence. Tax policy and business usage were given the most weight.
New Hampshire earned the highest score — 71.22 out of 100 — with 4.4 crypto businesses and 9.3 ATMs per 100,000 people….
