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Florida Governor DeSantis signs anti-CBDC bill into law
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed an anti-CBDC bill into law, banning the use of American or foreign central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the state. During the Friday press conference following the signing, DeSantis accused President Biden's administration of wanting to “crowd out and eliminate other types of digital assets, like cryptocurrency.” The bill is designed to protect consumers and businesses in Florida by “Expressly prohibiting the use of a federally adopted Central Bank Digital Currency as money within Florida’s Uniform Commercial Code (UCC); instituting protections against a central ... (full story)
