‘CLARITY Is About as Good as You Can Get’—Byron Donalds Talks Bitcoin, Prediction Markets and Florida

Byron Donalds wants governments to hold bitcoin, opposes a Federal Reserve-issued digital currency, and doubts federal agencies can keep pace with the markets they oversee. In an Oct. 17, 2026, interview with Bitcoin.com News, the Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate discussed strategic reserves, his race against former rep. David Jolly, and prediction markets that put his election chances close to 80%. His central warning was that Washington risks sending financial innovation and its economic rewards overseas. Florida congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds wants Florida to build a bitcoin reserve, but the people writing the rules for digital assets don’t inspire much confidence in him. In a wide-ranging Oct.

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