Ron DeSantis Attacks CBDC, Defends The Likes Of Bitcoin: ‘They Don’t Like Crypto Because They Can’t Control It’

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday, unveiled a series of state legislative proposals aimed at combating “woke politics,” while also defending cryptocurrency as a whole. What Happened: DeSantis claimed that political adversaries dislike cryptocurrency because they cannot control it, and highlighted concerns over the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) that could be tracked and backed by the government.