Miami mayor bought Bitcoin after Congress passed $1.9T stimulus bill
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he owns both Bitcoin and Ether but has been too busy to buy the recent dip. Francis Suarez, the crypto-friendly mayor of the city of Miami, may have further cemented his status as a cryptocurrency proponent.Appearing on the CNBC Squawk Box program, Suarez revealed that he owns both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH)."I own #bitcoin and I own #ethereum," says @FrancisSuarez. "I haven't bought the dip yet but I'm planning to. I've just been too busy." pic.twitter.com/xdKpghIRR5— Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) June 3, 2021 According to Suarez, he bought....
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Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, bought bitcoin in response to a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill passed by the U.S. Senate in March.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has revealed that he bought bitcoin and ether right after the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill passed the Senate, heading to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed. He said bitcoin “is definitely going to go up … because I don’t think people are going to want to stay in dollar-denominated currencies.” Mayor Suarez is also working to make Miami a “crypto city.” Miami’s Mayor Personally Bought Bitcoin Miami Mayor Francis Suarez revealed at the 2021 Ethereal Summit last week that he purchased bitcoin right after the $1.9....
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