It's pretty meh — it's just a study, like funding a thesis paper on bitcoin and digital currencies. It's not a bill that North Carolina will start holding bitcoin or something like that. Probably good(even when just slightly), but nothing close to major.
But whatever. Baby steps, I guess?
Yes exactly, baby steps, but that is what it takes. Not a thesis paper though, this says NC is looking into figuring out how they could potentially custody Bitcoin. It is the first step to the state potentially holding Bitcoin.
Yes nothing close to major news, but the first step in a process that may eventually lead to major news. It's more symbolic than anything. Even NC holding Bitcoin eventually isn't that big news for its effect on Bitcoin. It's not like NC would be holding a billion dollars of Bitcoin or something haha. But its symbolic that NC is saying they are looking into the idea of holding Bitcoin, which would be the start of states looking into holding Bitcoin.