"Cryptocurrency" means a virtual currency that:

1. (1) is not issued by a central authority;
2. (2) is designed to function as a medium of exchange; and

3. (3) uses encryption technology to:

   1. (A) regulate the generation of units of currency;
   2. (B) verify fund transfers; and

   3. (C) prevent counterfeiting.

      The term does not include payment stablecoin.

As added by P.L.49-2026, SEC.1.