THELOGICALINDIAN - The ambassador of the US burghal of Miami says that he is activity to booty 100 of his abutting paycheck in bitcoin and become the aboriginal American baby-kisser to acquire a bacon in cryptocurrency The ambassador is currently aggravating to body his burghal into a bitcoin basic of the world
US Politician Wants to Be Paid in Bitcoin
The pro-bitcoin ambassador of the U.S. burghal of Miami, Francis Suarez, tweeted Tuesday that he is activity to booty 100% of his abutting paycheck in bitcoin.
His account was in acknowledgment to a claiming by Morgan Creek Digital accomplice Anthony Pompliano allurement on Twitter: “Who is activity to be the aboriginal American baby-kisser to acquire their bacon in bitcoin?”
In his tweet, Mayor Suarez asked Mike Sarasti, CIO and administrator of Innovation & Tech of the burghal of Miami, to advice accomplish it happen. Sarasti adumbrated that he will advice by tweeting “Mayor. Amazing” in reply, forth with two “100” symbols and a bitcoin symbol.
The Miami mayor’s account came as a growing cardinal of able athletes and sports teams are allurement to be paid in bitcoin, including Russell Okung, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Saquon Barkley, and Sean Culkin.
Among U.S. politicians, the Miami ambassador has been one of the best articulate proponents of bitcoin. He has been lobbying lawmakers in his burghal to acquiesce government advisers to be paid in BTC in accession to acceptance taxes to be paid in the cryptocurrency and for the burghal to advance a allocation of funds in bitcoin. He said in October that cryptocurrency is a “major priority” for him as he attempts to body his burghal into the crypto capital of the world. When China absurd bottomward on cryptocurrency and bitcoin mining, he additionally approved to attract bitcoin miners to his city.
A few added mayors accept additionally been articulate in acknowledging bitcoin, including the mayor of Jackson, TN, and the mayor of Cool Valley, Missouri.
Another pro-bitcoin politician, U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis, who has again said that bitcoin is a abundant abundance of value, tweeted in acknowledgment to Suarez’s statement:
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