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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, why Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is "taking a very safe position" with his efforts to ban CBDCs in the state.

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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, why he believes it's "necessary but not sufficient" to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) in America. And, gives insights on fellow GOP candidates former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as candidates.

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Tech

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.

Vivek Ramaswamy co-founded Strive Asset Management (Frederick Munawa)

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.

Governor Ron DeSantis, who announced his presidential campaign on Twitter. (Florida State Government, modified by CoinDesk)

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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 regime]." CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De weighs in on DeSantis' attitudes toward crypto and CBDCs.

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Policy

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 ' departure from the presidential campaign field likely means less crypto talk in the 2024 election. (CoinDesk screen grab from governor's office video)

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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 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, explains why she thinks "nothing has been prohibited" by the new law.

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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 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 DeSantis said he’s trying to protect. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for Florida's central bank digital currencies (CBDC) "ban."

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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.

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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 the Texas senator adds to a similar state-level measure proposed earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. CoinDesk Senior Research Analyst George Kaloudis breaks down how U.S. political parties might align on crypto.

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