Rep. Keith Self denounces NDAA compromise after anti-CBDC language is omitted on December 10, 2025

On December 10, 2025, Rep. Keith Self criticized House leaders over a National Defense Authorization Act deal that excluded his "Anti-CBDC Surveillance State" amendment and other anti-CBDC language. His proposal would have barred the Federal Reserve from issuing or testing a central bank digital currency or any Fed-backed digital asset and added protections for open, permissionless dollar systems. Several Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Warren Davidson, warned that CBDCs could endanger financial freedom. The global crypto market fell by almost 2% in the past 24 hours, and Bitcoin traded around $93,682.