**News Flash: North Carolina's CBDC Ban Bill Moves Forward 🚀**

- The North Carolina General Assembly is making waves by pushing a bill to ban US central bank digital currency (CBDC) testing or acceptance.

- The state House of Representatives has overturned Governor Roy Cooper's veto. Now, it's up to the state Senate to seal the deal.

- The bill had strong bipartisan support, but Governor Cooper called it "premature, vague, and reactionary."

- North Carolina joins a growing list of states opposing a US CBDC, including Utah, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

- Fed Chairman Powell says there's "nothing new" with a US CBDC, but the debate rages on!

Stay tuned for more crypto capers!