According to Foresight News, Cointelegraph reported that Roy Cooper, the governor of North Carolina, vetoed a bill that would prohibit the state from implementing the central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Federal Reserve. In a statement, he explained that "House Bill 690 is too immature, vague and reactionary to be signed into law." Mitchell Askew, chief analyst at Blockware Solutions, said, "The governor's veto does not represent the wishes of North Carolinians. It is regrettable that he is unwilling to put partisan politics aside and support a law that benefits all North Carolina residents."