Krypto is a main priority for the mayor of Miami, who makes the city a crypto capital of the world-
Krypto is a main priority for the mayor of Miami, who makes the city a crypto capital of the world-
the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, says that cryptocurrency has a "great priority" for him while trying to expand his city into the world of crypto. "I want us to differentiate ourselves as a crypto capital of the United States or the world," he said.
"main priority"-Miami wants to become a crypto capital of the world
The Mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, spoke in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. The mayor has campaigned for the legislator to ensure that government employees can also be paid in Bitcoin in addition to paying taxes in cryptocurrency and that the city invests part of the funds in Bitcoin btc . He was asked how important he was crypto initiatives.
Mayor Suarez replied:
It is a top priority for me because I want us to differentiate ourselves as the crypto capital of the United States or the world.
"We actually did three things," he said. "One of them is that we will submit a proposal in October that enables our employees to be paid in Bitcoin, to enable our residents to pay fees in Bitcoin and even taxes in Bitcoin if the district allows this."
In terms of the state that allows the city to keep Bitcoin in its balance sheet, he said: “Of course, if we could have kept it at the moment I had taken the decision on our agenda, it would have increased by 30%, or 40%, so it would have looked like a genius at the time.”
The Pro-Bitcoin mayor also defended btc in an interview with fox business TuesDay. He was asked to comment on whether Bitcoin was worthless, as Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, said. The head of the global investment bank said on Monday: "I personally consider Bitcoin to be worthless."
Suarez replied: "It is definitely not worthless" and pointed out that Bitcoin's price is currently around $ 55,000.
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