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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Banning CBDC Is 'Necessary but Not Sufficient'
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Banning CBDC Is 'Necessary but Not Sufficient'
Miami Mayor and 2024 Presidential candidate Francis Suarez addresses why "it's necessary but not sufficient" to ban central bank digital currencies in the United States. Plus,...
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez: Banning CBDC Is 'Necessary but Not Sufficient'
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 16, 2023 at 5:21 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2023
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on 2024 Presidential Bid, CBDCs and State of Crypto
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on 2024 Presidential Bid, CBDCs and State of Crypto
Bitcoin friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joins CoinDesk to address his bid for the presidential election in 2024 and the current ambiguity in U.S. crypto regulation. Plus,...
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on 2024 Presidential Bid, CBDCs and State of Crypto
By CoinDesk Staff
Jun 16, 2023 at 3:34 p.m. UTC
Jun 16, 2023
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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a press conference during Bitcoin 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Frederick Munawa)
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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”...
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy at a press conference during Bitcoin 2023 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Frederick Munawa)
By Frederick Munawa
May 25, 2023 at 9:19 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government, modified by CoinDesk)
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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...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 25, 2023 at 4:08 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Presidential Bid, Talks About Crypto
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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 r...
Gov. Ron DeSantis Announces Presidential Bid, Talks About Crypto
By CoinDesk Staff
May 25, 2023 at 3:18 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explains state's CBDC "ban." (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)
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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.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explains state's CBDC "ban." (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)
By Sam Reynolds
May 25, 2023 at 4:14 a.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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Legal Expert Dissects Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs
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Legal Expert Dissects Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill last week to prohibit the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in the state. Carla Reyes, assistant professor at Southern...
Legal Expert Dissects Florida Gov. DeSantis' Campaign Against CBDCs
By CoinDesk Staff
May 19, 2023 at 3:19 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say
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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 DeSantis’ signature on Florida’s effort to block the use of...
Florida’s DeSantis Waging Toothless Campaign Against Digital Dollars, Lawyers Say
By CoinDesk Staff
May 17, 2023 at 5:10 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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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...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 4, 2023 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2023
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How U.S. Lawmakers View the Future of Crypto
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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...
How U.S. Lawmakers View the Future of Crypto
By CoinDesk Inc
Mar 31, 2023 at 7:58 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2023
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