Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Says Bitcoin Is Crucial For Underserved Communities
The Miami Mayor is on a mission to bring his city forward into a brighter, bitcoin-powered future.Miami Mayor Francis Suarez burst onto the scene during the pandemic, after buying his first modest bitcoin stash “a few months ago.” Since then, he set a personal goal to turn his tropical city into a bitcoin-savvy economy before 2022. That’s why Suarez is delivering the opening speech at Bitcoin 2021 on June 4 at 9 am EST. Tune in via Youtube to see what Miami’s bitcoin-savvy mayor has to say about innovation in a post-pandemic economy. “Our City Commission voted to explore three things:....
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During the first week of November, the reelected Miami mayor Francis Suarez explained that he would receive part of his salary in bitcoin via the payment processor Strike. A month later, speaking at Real Vision’s Takeover event in Las Vegas, Suarez revealed he plans to take part of his 401k in bitcoin as well. Pro-Bitcoin Miami Mayor Plans to Convert a Portion of His 401k Into Crypto Miami mayor Francis Suarez is a big fan of bitcoin (BTC) and he has spoken about his fascination with cryptocurrency on various occasions. In mid-October, Suarez told the press that he was building....
Francis Suarez, the Mayor of Miami, said that he played an “evangelist role” at Davos where he’s teaching people about Bitcoin. Kristina Cornèr, Cointelegraph's editor-in-chief, sat down with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez at the recent World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland, to discuss topics like the role the mayor played at the WEF, Bitcoin being a global currency and what the mayor does with his BTC.According to Suarez, his role at the WEF is different from what he did at the Bitcoin Miami event. At Davos, the mayor noted that he played an "evangelist role" where he's teaching....
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez also receives a part of his salary in Bitcoin with the help of a third-party payment processor Strike. The long-standing mayor of Miami Francis Suarez has now announced plans to take a part of his 401(k) payout in Bitcoin (BTC) just a month after he started receiving salary in BTC. Soon after becoming the first United States lawmaker to accept a part of his salary in Bitcoin, Suarez wants to dedicate a part of his retirement savings to Bitcoin based on “a personal choice,” he said in an interview with Real Vision:“I just think it is a good asset to be invested....
Mayor Francis Suarez is learning about Bitcoin from the Winklevoss twins and Anthony Pompliano. Miami mayor Francis Suarez is the latest high-profile figure to tout Bitcoin (BTC), offering more evidence that mainstream adoption is growing. In a Thursday tweet, Suarez called Bitcoin a “stable investment” during an “incredibly unstable year,” adding that he’s learning about the flagship digital asset through figures like Tyler Winklevoss and Anthony Pompliano. Great insight into how @Bitcoin has been a stable investment during and incredibly unstable year...currently reading Bitcoin....
“We want to make sure that we believe that if all things are equal, we win," said Mayor Francis Suarez. Francis Suarez, who has served as the mayor of Miami since 2017, wants to make the city the most attractive in the United States for those in the crypto and blockchain industry.In an interview with Forbes published Sunday, Suarez said lawmakers in Miami were looking into the policies of crypto-friendly areas like Wyoming and New York in an effort to promote regulatory incentives for crypto and blockchain in Florida. “[Miami is] making sure that we have the most progressive crypto laws,”....