{"id":381009,"date":"2023-03-21T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=381009"},"modified":"2023-07-28T21:42:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T21:42:17","slug":"ron-desantis-the-governor-of-florida-rejects-cbdcs-through-state-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/ron-desantis-the-governor-of-florida-rejects-cbdcs-through-state-law","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis, the Governor of Florida, Rejects CBDCs through State Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been a lot of talk lately in the news about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Some go as far as claim they are the future of the world’s financial systems<\/a>. To the regular person, there is little distinction between cryptocurrencies and digital currencies, whereas in the reality, this is misleading, as they are fundamentally different in their purpose, use and possibilities.<\/p>\n

In a gesture that reveals a deeper understanding of the sector, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis moved to protect Floridians’ financial privacy by unveiling legislation on Monday that would outlaw central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the state.<\/p>\n

The measure would completely ban the use of the technology as a form of money in Florida and would forbid both CBDCs that the U.S. Federal Reserve may establish and CBDCs developed by foreign governments.<\/p>\n

From behind a podium that had “Big Brother’s Digital Dollar” written all over it, DeSantis gave the bill’s introduction by mocking the technology, portraying it as a means of enabling financial snooping and governmental overreach.<\/p>\n

He claimed that the main purpose of central bank digital currencies was to monitor and rule American citizens. In his words:<\/p>\n

What [a] central bank digital currency is all about is surveilling Americans and controlling Americans. You’re opening up a major can of worms, and you’re handing a central bank huge, huge amounts of power, and they will use that power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Former NSA employee Edward Snowden and ShapeShift founder Erik Voorhees are some of the voices that have spoken against central bank digital currencies in the past. In particular, Snowden pointed out in a video interview that we reported on not long ago that such currencies go totally against the intended purpose of cryptocurrencies<\/a>, which were designed to escape centralized control:<\/p>\n

Edward Snowden: Crypto is Heading in the Wrong Direction<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n