{"id":322660,"date":"2023-05-04T11:15:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T10:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=322660"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T14:22:07","slug":"north-carolina-joins-florida-in-passing-anti-cbdc-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/north-carolina-joins-florida-in-passing-anti-cbdc-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina joins Florida in passing anti-CBDC legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments and block the state from participating in testing \u2014 according to the co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dennis_Porter_\/status\/1653918920305414146\">Dennis Porter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>CBDC controversy<\/h2>\n<p>Updates on the progress of the digital dollar appear to have dried up in favor of the FedNow instant payment service \u2014 scheduled to launch in <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/crypto\/2023\/03\/16\/fednow-fed-digital-dollar-stablecoins-cbdc\/\">July<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In March, former Coinbase CTO <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/former-coinbase-cto-urges-get-to-bitcoin-before-cbdc-digital-lockdown\/\">Balaji Srinivasan<\/a> implied that FedNow is the precursor to the coming digital dollar system.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents say CBDCs reduce the cost of running a currency system, reduce cross-border payment friction, and tackle counterfeiting to ensure a safer monetary system.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, critics raise concerns about the infringement of personal privacy, centralization of power, and the potential for security breaches, as hackers may target a single point of attack.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the authoritarian response to the health crisis, others have further sounded the alarm on CBDCs being the cornerstone to a New World Order.<\/p>\n<p>During a recent Fox News appearance, former U.S. government official <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/op-ed-how-to-resist-cbdcs-avert-a-dystopian-future\/\">Catherine Fitts<\/a> launched a scathing attack on CBDCs \u2014 calling them a &#8220;financial transaction control grid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She called on viewers not to fall for the propaganda that they are convenient and a necessary evolution of money:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We don\u2019t understand that when this gate closes on us, we will literally be sitting in a system where the central banks believe our assets belong to them\u2026&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Winning the war<\/h2>\n<p>Pointing out that the states of Florida and North Carolina have now passed anti-CBDC legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dennis_Porter_\/status\/1653918457396879361\">Porter<\/a> said, &#8220;We are winning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On March 20, Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/florida-governor-ron-desantis-seeks-to-ban-us-cbdc-in-state\/\">Ron Desantos<\/a> announced legislation to <span class=\"e2ma-style\">protect state residents from the &#8220;weaponization of the financial sector&#8221; via CBDCs. He said he would not side with central planners or adopt policies threatening economic freedom.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<span class=\"e2ma-style\">This proposal continues the strong track record of Governor DeSantis pushing back on an overreaching federal government<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Around the same time, Senator Ted Cruz introduced legislation to prohibit the development of a digital dollar on the grounds of it being used as &#8220;a financial surveillance tool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cruz.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/sen-cruz-introduces-legislation-to-prohibit-the-fed-from-establishing-a-central-bank-digital-currency\">press release<\/a>, Senator Cruz said the federal government has no authority to roll out a CBDC \u2014 adding that such a tool would stifle entrepreneurship, innovation, and freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill to ban central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments and block the state from participating in testing \u2014 according to the co-founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, Dennis Porter. 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