For purposes of sections 53B.70 to 53B.74, the following terms have the meanings given them.
"Control of virtual currency," when used in reference to a transaction or relationship involving virtual currency, means the power to execute unilaterally or prevent indefinitely a virtual currency transaction.
"Exchange," used as a verb, means to assume control of virtual currency from or on behalf of a person, at least momentarily, to sell, trade, or convert:
"Transaction hash" means a unique identifier made up of a string of characters that act as a record of and provide proof that the transaction was verified and added to the blockchain.
"New customer" means a consumer transacting at a kiosk in Minnesota who has been a customer with a virtual currency kiosk operator for less than 72 hours. After a 72-hour period has elapsed from the day of first signing up as a customer with a virtual currency kiosk operator, the customer will be considered an existing customer and no longer subject to the new customer transaction limit described in section 53B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (a).
"Existing customer" means a consumer transacting at a kiosk in Minnesota who has been a customer with a virtual currency kiosk operator for more than a 72-hour period. A new customer will automatically convert to an existing customer after the 72-hour period of first becoming a new customer. An existing customer is subject to the transaction limits described in section 53B.75, subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
"Transfer" means to assume control of virtual currency from or on behalf of a person and to:
"United States dollar equivalent of virtual currency" means the equivalent value of a particular virtual currency in United States dollars shown on a virtual-currency exchange based in the United States for a particular date or period specified in this chapter.
"Virtual currency address" means an alphanumeric identifier representing a destination for a virtual currency transfer that is associated with a virtual currency wallet.
"Virtual-currency administration" means issuing virtual currency with the authority to redeem the currency for money, bank credit, or other virtual currency.
"Virtual-currency business activity" means:
"Virtual-currency control-services vendor" means a person that has control of virtual currency solely under an agreement with a person that, on behalf of another person, assumes control of virtual currency.
"Virtual currency kiosk" means an electronic terminal acting as a mechanical agent of the virtual currency kiosk operator to enable the virtual currency kiosk operator to facilitate the exchange of virtual currency for money, bank credit, or other virtual currency, including but not limited to by (1) connecting directly to a separate virtual currency exchanger that performs the actual virtual currency transmission, or (2) drawing upon the virtual currency in the possession of the electronic terminal's operator.
"Virtual currency kiosk operator" means a licensee that operates a virtual currency kiosk within Minnesota.
"Virtual currency kiosk transaction" means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means via a virtual currency kiosk. Virtual currency kiosk transaction also means a transaction made at a virtual currency kiosk to purchase currency with fiat currency or to sell virtual currency for fiat currency.
"Virtual currency wallet" means a software application or other mechanism providing a means to hold, store, or transfer virtual currency.
Minn. Stat. § 53B.69