Indiana lawmakers consider crypto pension investments, ATM scam crackdown

Legislation letting cryptocurrency into public pension investments — and tackling crypto ATM scams — was heard in committee, with votes expected next week.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Legislation letting cryptocurrency into public pension investments — and imposing new limitations on crypto ATM operations — has crossed the halfway point at the Indiana Statehouse and is expected to advance to the Senate floor next week.

Senate lawmakers heard testimony Wednesday on a package of House digital currency bills but didn’t yet vote them out of the Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee.

The panel’s head, Sen. Scott Baldwin, called that decision a “tactical …

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