US CBDC Ban Now Law
A US retail CBDC ban is working its way through Congress, stalling at the White House, and ultimately taking legal effect through 2030 without presidential signature.
A US law banning a retail central bank digital currency took effect without President Trump's signature, with the prohibition period confirmed as running until 2030. The law constrains the federal government from developing or deploying a retail CBDC for the duration of the ban.
CBDC Ban: Trump sets crypto 'bargaining' tone
As pointed out yesterday the so called 'CBDC ban' is now law - not because Trump signed it, but because he ran out the clock. The Constitution gives a president ten days to act; silence counts as assent.
The irony is hard to miss. The most vocal anti-CBDC president in American history couldn't bring himself to put pen to paper on the very thing he claimed to champion — because he wanted voting-ID legislation attached as the price.
That precedent is the real story now. The CLARITY Act is next in line, and Trump has just demonstrated he's willing to use legislative silence as a bargaining chip. A bill that crypto genuinely needs could pass the same way - or get held hostage to the next unrelated demand.
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