Ron DeSantis

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

Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo discusses the outlook for CBDCs, explaining why it's "very clear that the world is advancing with central bank digital currencies...

By CoinDesk Inc

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

Mar 27, 2023

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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 w...

By J Christopher Giancarlo

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

Mar 23, 2023

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CBDC Outlook as Sen. Ted Cruz Proposes Ban

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Florida

CBDC Outlook as Sen. Ted Cruz Proposes Ban

Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a bill on Tuesday aimed at blocking the Federal Reserve from creating a consumer-based central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The effort by the Texas...

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 23, 2023 at 2:48 p.m. UTC

Mar 23, 2023

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Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Proposes Law to Ban CBDCs

A legislative proposal from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would prohibit using a national central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money within his state. This comes as the Bid...

By CoinDesk Inc

Mar 21, 2023 at 6:14 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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