Byron Donalds Elected Florida Governor, Pledged Bitcoin on State Balance Sheet

Byron Donalds was elected Florida governor and pledged to put Bitcoin (BTC) on the state’s balance sheet, making crypto policy a major state-level story.

Donalds supports President Donald Trump’s plan to buy 1 million BTC. Donalds wants to use digital assets to make Florida the “financial capital of the world,” connecting the state Bitcoin pledge with a broader ambition for the state’s role in digital assets.

The proposals span two levels of government: a Bitcoin holding for Florida and a separate purchase plan associated with Trump. Together, the proposals point to a state-level crypto policy story, pairing a potential state holding with a much larger proposed purchase.

At the state level, Donalds pledged to put Bitcoin on Florida’s balance sheet. At the federal level, Donalds supports Trump’s proposed purchase.