By Matthew Makowski Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has long been considering putting some of the city’s treasury reserve into Bitcoin. And earlier this year, the city hosted the Bitcoin 2021. Now comes the news that the city is launching the Miami Coin crypto ($MIA). It’s hard to imagine a city embracing cryptocurrencies more than Miami is right now.
In his opening speech at Bitcoin 2021, Mayor Suarez told attendees, “Our City Commission voted to explore three things: paying city employees in bitcoin, residents being able to pay taxes and fees in bitcoin, and the possibility of using city funds to invest in bitcoin.”
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