We ALWAYS felt the US Federal Reserve would NEVER allow an alternative currency to take root here in the US before a CBDC could be rolled out.

Worldwide, crypto has supporters in certain governments but without the BIG DOG Fed here, global adoption impossible. We KNEW no matter what transpired on the surface in SEC or court proceedings , the true overlords would NEVER allow XRP or Bitcoin or whatever was the darling of the day to take hold. And here we are…

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/09/26/irs-proposed-rule-on-digital-asset-broker-reporting-could-kill-crypto-in-america/