The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, one of the bills being considered for advancement during the July 2025 Crypto Week, would not bar Americans from holding foreign CBDCs but would effectively prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a U.S. central-bank digital currency

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Still, the bill is also stuck in Committee, and there haven’t been any significant updates about it in nearly three months. As it stands, this bill doesn’t involve banning US citizens from owning foreign CBDCs. It mostly aims to impose an implicit ban on the Federal Reserve, preventing future Democratic administrations from creating one.