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Mar 22, 2023

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Crypto-Currency Issue Takes National Spotlight

Last week I wrote about and urged Governor Doug Burgum to veto HB 1082 because of the monopoly status it gives CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies).

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Alert: Governor Burgum Should Veto HB 1082

House Bill 1082 is a bill I have not covered up to this point in the session, it relates to amending the Century Code as relates to the Uniform Commercial Code. Typically a very boring and regular bill. (It has already passed both the House and Senate and is headed for the Governor’s desk…

2 years ago · 1 like · 1 comment · Dustin Gawrylow

On Monday, Governor Burgum actually signed that bill.

I was not expecting this result given Burgum’s political investment in the crypto-industry via Kevin O’Leary, BitZero, and the other crypto-industry plans he has announced in the last couple years.

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Is "Mr. Wonderful" Kevin O'Leary Bagging Carpet With The People's Money Or Just An Entitled Bully?

Recently this post from Kevin O'Leary came across our news feed on LinkedIn. O’Leary stars on a produced "reality show" on ABC called Shark Tank. He even has a nickname - "Mr. Wonderful". Shark Tank is like American Idol for business owners, where their business ideas are presented to a panel of judges who comment, invest and or dress down the idea with aggressive negative language…

2 years ago · 1 like

Yesterday, this issue got some national exposure as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested not only preventing CBDCs from getting monopoly status, he wants the Florida legislature to go the other direction and ban CBDCs.

In an article from CoinDesk.com the title reads: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes Law to Ban CBDCs

A legislative proposal from Florida Gov. (and possible Republican U.S. presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis would prohibit the use of a national central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money within his state.
"Today’s announcement w…

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