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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.

By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Nikhilesh De

Updated May 25, 2023, 3:22 p.m. Published May 25, 2023, 4:14 a.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explains state's CBDC "ban." (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)