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Francis Suarez
Bitcoin Friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Jumps Into Presidential Race
Suarez joins an increasingly crowded field as a longshot candidate for the Republican nomination. The mayor has accepted his salary in bitcoin.

The Contagion Fever Breaks: NFTs Dominate Art Basel
The price of ether is down nearly 65% since last year’s Miami Art Week. But this year’s art fair saw an uptick in events, attendees and conversations around Web3 technologies and their road map to mass adoption.

Miami Mayor on Crypto Market Downturn, New Initiative to Launch 5,000 ETH NFTs
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez joins “First Mover” to discuss the recent market downturn, Miamicoin’s recent crash, and his continuous support for the crypto industry. TIME President Keith Grossman joins Mayor Suarez with more details on Miami’s plan to launch 5,000 Ethereum NFTs in collaboration with TIME, Mastercard and Salesforce. Plus, an outlook on Web3 adoption.

Mayor Suarez on MiamiCoin: 'I Don't Push Anything'
"The Hash" team discusses Miami Mayor Francis Suarez's outlook on the fate of MiamiCoin after the private cryptocurrency designed to benefit the city sheds over 90% of its value from its all-time high.

'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
Suarez, who praised the MiamiCoin initiative last year, said bad tokenomics may have led to the private cryptocurrency created to benefit the U.S. city shedding 95% of its value in a matter of months.

Miami Mayor on ‘Changing the Face’ of the City With Crypto
Amid the Bitcoin 2022 conference, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discusses his efforts to embrace crypto for the city, touching on paying employees with bitcoin and encouraging businesses to accept it for payment. Plus a conversation about MiamiCoin and if Suarez considers himself a “Bitcoin Maxi.”

Makara CEO: Bitcoin's Pullback a 'Natural, Healthy Movement in the Market'
Jesse Proudman, CEO of crypto investment advisor Makara, discusses his bitcoin analysis as it retreats from an all-time-high near $69,000. The pullback is a "natural, healthy movement in the market as we continue to move up," Proudman said. Plus, his views on bitcoin as an inflation hedge, buying trends to watch among investors, and reactions to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez's crypto ambitions for the city.

Miami Creating Digital Wallets, Giving Bitcoin Yield as Dividend to Residents, Says Mayor Francis Suarez
Pro-crypto Miami Mayor Francis Suarez shares insights into the city’s crypto ambitions as its MiamiCoin program has already generated some $20 million in less than three months. Suarez told CoinDesk for the first time, Miami will be the “first city in America to give a bitcoin yield as a dividend directly toward residents.”

MiamiCoin Going Mainstream ‘Faster Than Bitcoin,’ Mayor Suarez Says
“It could have wide use and applicability,” the mayor says of the token created by private actors for his city’s benefit.

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Explains City-Based Cryptocurrency MiamiCoin
MiamiCoin (MIA), listed exclusively on crypto exchange OkCoin, is the first CityCoin. It's a way to support the crypto-friendly city of Miami by holding its coin and potentially helping raise funds. CityCoins are built on Stacks, an open-source network of decentralized apps and smart contracts for the Bitcoin blockchain. Pro-innovation Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discusses the details, how it claims to offer up to 430% APY, and what it means for the Magic City.
