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Bitcoin

U.S. Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Takes Potshot at DeSantis Bitcoin Remark

The largest cryptocurrency is suddenly a talking point in the 2024 race, after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared he would “protect the ability to do things like Bitcoin” during the launch of his campaign on Twitter on Wednesday.

By Frederick Munawa

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May 25, 2023 at 9:19 p.m. UTC

May 25, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

DeSantis and the Growing Culture War Around Bitcoin

CoinDesk’s story this week about a fight over a bitcoin mining facility in Upstate New York reveals how cryptocurrency issues are quickly becoming politicized in familiar ways.

By Daniel Kuhn

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May 25, 2023 at 4:08 p.m. UTC

May 25, 2023

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Twitter

Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Presidential Bid, Talks About Crypto

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the latest contender for the leadership of the Republican Party, said during a Twitter space that "bitcoin represents a threat to [the current regime]." CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on DeSantis' attitudes toward crypto and CBDCs.

By CoinDesk Staff

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May 25, 2023 at 3:18 p.m. UTC

May 25, 2023

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Policy

Elon musk

DeSantis: ‘Bitcoin Represents a Threat to the Current Regime’

Florida’s governor and the Republican Party’s latest leadership candidate talked crypto and central bank digital currencies in a Twitter space with Elon Musk.

By Sam Reynolds

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May 25, 2023 at 4:14 a.m. UTC

May 25, 2023

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Cdtv

Legal Expert Dissects Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs

Florida Governor Ron De Santis signed a bill last week to prohibit the use of central bank digital currencies CBDC in the state Carla Reyes assistant professor at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law who has done work in both digital assets law and the Uniform Commercial Code UCC that Florida is focused on [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

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May 19, 2023 at 3:19 p.m. UTC

May 19, 2023

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Florida

Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say

The state level campaign against a U S digital dollar made its first foray into established law with Governor Ron De Santis signature on Florida’s effort to block the use of virtual government backed money in business transactions But legal experts suggest the state’s effort is nonsensical and potentially harmful for the digital assets sector [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

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May 17, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. UTC

May 17, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

The Reactionary Political Theater of CBDC Bans

The jury is out on whether the benefits outweigh the risks of central bank digital currencies, but stymying research and passing premature legislation comes with its own harms.

By Daniel Kuhn

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May 4, 2023 at 6:38 p.m. UTC

May 4, 2023

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Federal reserve

How U.S. Lawmakers View the Future of Crypto

Recently Sen Ted Cruz R Texas introduced a bill aimed at blocking the Federal Reserve from creating a consumer based central bank digital currency or CBDC The effort by the Texas senator adds to a similar state level measure proposed earlier this month by Florida Gov Ron De Santis Coin Desk Senior Research Analyst George [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

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Mar 31, 2023 at 7:58 p.m. UTC

Mar 31, 2023

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Cftc

The World Is 'Advancing' With CBDCs: Former CFTC Chairman Giancarlo

Former CFTC Chairman J Christopher Giancarlo discusses the outlook for CBD Cs explaining why it's very clear that the world is advancing with central bank digital currencies Plus reactions to Sen Ted Cruz R Texas introducing a bill last week aimed at blocking the Fed from creating a consumer based CBDC similar to a new [...]

By CoinDesk Inc

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Mar 27, 2023 at 3:31 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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Consensus Magazine

Opinion

Just Saying No to Digital Dollars Means Cementing the Surveillance Status Quo

Political attacks on CBDCs give a pass to existing government and commercial oversight of financial transactions and forfeits opportunity to shape global standards in accord with American values, says Christopher Giancarlo, co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project.

By J Christopher Giancarlo

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Mar 23, 2023 at 4:06 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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