Sec. 403.701. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Airdrop" means a gratuitous distribution of cryptocurrency to persons who hold cryptocurrency, generally made in a broad, equitable, and nondiscretionary manner. (2) "Bitcoin" means a type of decentralized cryptocurrency created by a peer-to-peer network that operates independently of any central authority or bank. (3) "Cold storage" means a method of storing private keys required to engage in transactions involving cryptocurrency that: (A) has a nexus to a secure physical location; (B) is protected from unauthorized access; and (C) is isolated from any Internet network connections. (4) "Cryptocurrency" means a type of virtual currency that utilizes cryptography to secure transactions that are digitally recorded on a distributed ledger, such as a blockchain. (5) "Fork" means a change to the consensus mechanism of a distributed ledger that creates a separate ledger, which may result in a new cryptocurrency that shares a common transaction history with the previous cryptocurrency up to the point of the change. (6) "Qualified custodian" means a state or federally chartered financial institution or other entity regulated by this state that has custody of a virtual currency. (7) "Reserve" means the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established under this subchapter. (8) "Virtual currency" has the meaning assigned by Section 12.001 , Business & Commerce Code.
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