Overview

• Greene cited Revelation 13:16-17 to warn that a pathway to a central bank digital currency risks the Biblical “mark of the beast.”
• In a July 17 interview with Steve Bannon she doubled down on her opposition, saying her Christian faith prevents her from supporting the GENIUS Act without an explicit CBDC ban.
• The GENIUS Act would create the first federal regulatory framework for stablecoins, aiming to expand their use and bolster consumer protections.
• President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson support the bill, but Greene currently stands as the only announced Republican “no” vote.
• Lawmakers are also debating a companion anti-CBDC bill that would legally prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.