DeSantis goes after digital currency in attempt to ban federal effort

DeSantis Proposes Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency to Prevent 'Woke Ideology' - Tennessee Star

Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on his Legislature to pass a bill that would prohibit any federally adopted Central Bank Digital Currency from being used in the state.

DeSantis Wants Fla. To Ban Gov't-Issued Digital Currency

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said he wants state lawmakers to pass a ban on the use of any central bank digital currencies as money in the Sunshine State, characterizing CBDCs as a way for the federal government to surveil and control American spending to further a "woke ideology."

Governor of Florida Calls For Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)

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Ron DeSantis proposes law to ban a ‘centralized digital dollar’ in Florida

President Biden signed an executive order in 2022 to research a central bank digital currency, but the U.S. government has not stated plans to create one.

DeSantis goes after digital currency in attempt to ban federal effort

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), is urging Florida lawmakers to pass a bill that would ban a federal digital currency in his state, calling it an attempt to push “woke ideology,” the Orlando Sentinel reported.

DeSantis introduces bill that would bar use of federal digital currency in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has put forward new legislation that would ban the use of a federally issued digital dollar in the state if it were to come about.