Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds said in an October 17, 2026, interview that he wants Florida to build a strategic bitcoin reserve. He said proposals exist, but he gave no purchase mechanism or timetable. He also backed fractional ownership of real-world assets and said he would keep Florida’s ban on central bank digital currency.
Donalds argued that lawmakers lack the knowledge to write effective crypto rules and warned that weak rules could push investment and development overseas. Asked about prediction markets favoring him in the governor’s race, he said they show daily trends, but voters’ ballots decide elections.
