Florida Will ‘Never Recognize a Centralized Digital Currency,’ DeSantis’ Office Says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hawks his book at a book tour speech in Smyrna, Ga., on March 30, 2023. Phil Mistry/The Epoch Times.

Florida will “never recognize a centralized digital currency” in the state, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office said on April 11, one day after state lawmakers proposed legislation that would ban central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from being used.

DeSantis’ press secretary Bryan Griffin made the comments in a post on Twitter, where he said that CBDCs are “critical to big government and globalist agendas.”