Argentine President & Richard Branson Discuss Bitcoin

Argentine President & Richard Branson Discuss Bitcoin

Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, spoke with the President of Argentina on a variety of topics, including drug control, space flight and Bitcoin. According to President Mauricio, the British entrepreneur expressed interest in investing in Argentina. According to the president’s Facebook page, the president “was very interested in the talk as Branson, plus entrepreneur in areas related to new technologies, such as space flight and use bitcoin is entrepreneurial in humanitarian issues.” Macri was elected in 2015. As a former civil engineer, his interest in space flight and....


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