“Citizens Have Every Right To Bitcoin”: Ron De Santis Announces Presidential Bid

Florida Governor Ron De Santis has officially announced that he is entering the United States 2024 presidential race, set to be former President Donald Trump’s biggest rival within the Republican primary.

Unlike Trump, De Santis has at times in the past pushed a pro-crypto policy and strongly opposed Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs).

De Santis Will Defend Bitcoin

De Santis announced his plans to run twitter space with the platform’s owner Elon Musk on Wednesday. is musk Express Sorry to vote for Joe Biden in the 2020 election, but also had no interest in Trump because he wanted a “normal person for president”.

Both Musk and DeSantis found common ground in their opposition to “woke” ideology, and in their support for free speech. they both happen crypto friendlyWhile Trump has repeatedly called bitcoin “scam,

When asked about his view on the regulatory status of crypto in the United States, De Santis said that citizens have “every right to own bitcoin” and would oppose any legislation to ban its use.

“As president, we will protect the ability to do things like bitcoin,” De Santis said. “I’m not itching to control what people are doing in this space.”

De Santis agreed with comments from other pro-crypto Republicans that the Biden administration is making efforts kill the crypto industry Through regulation in the United States. following a string of enforcement actions by regulators against exchangesstablecoin issuers, and pro-crypto bankCompanies like Coinbase are desperate for clarity on the rules of the road around crypto in the United States.

“The current regime – clearly they have it for bitcoin, and if it continues for another four years, they will probably end it,” he said.

Last week at Bitcoin Miami 2023, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Mortgage To protect the “inviolable right” of citizens to possess and use bitcoin. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Is A Believer In Bitcoin Himself provides benefits fiat currency system.

No CBDC for De Santis

In contrast, the Biden White House has expressed interest in implementing a potential CBDC “to bring US financial infrastructure into the digital age … without the risk or irrational exuberance brought by crypto assets”.

similar to Republican Congressman Tom Emmer and Ted Cruz, De Santis is an outspoken opponent of the CBDC. He introduced the law in March Sanctions Any such technology being used in Florida.

“I see this as a massive transfer of power from individual consumers to a central authority, and I don’t think that’s good for a free society,” he said.