According to Cointelegraph, U.S. Congressman Michael Cloud, along with 28 other members of Congress, sent a letter to congressional leadership urging a permanent ban on the issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in the United States. The lawmakers believe that the current bill, which only proposes a temporary measure to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing CBDCs until 2031, is insufficient. They warned that CBDCs could lead to financial surveillance, grant excessive power to the Federal Reserve, and threaten civil liberties. They called for the reinstatement of stricter permanent ban provisions from the previously proposed *Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act*. https://www.(wublock123.com)/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=57774