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Bitcoin Friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Enters Presidential Race

Bitcoin friendly Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has announced he's running for President. Suarez announced his candidacy on Twitter on Thursday morning, and filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday. "First Mover" hosts react to Suarez's announcement of his candidacy.

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Policy

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.

Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Tech

Attendance at World's Largest Bitcoin Conference Down by Half as 'Crypto Winter' Drags On

Roughly 15,000 attendees are expected at the Bitcoin 2023 event, versus 35,000 last year – likely a result of the downturn known as “crypto winter.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the U.S. presidential candidate, is among scheduled speakers.

Scene from Bitcoin 2023 in Miami. (Frederick Munawa)

Policy

Leader of Miami Trio Pleads Guilty to $4M Bank, Crypto Fraud Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice last year charged three members of a Miami crew in a crypto-related scheme from 2020.

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Policy

SEC Files Emergency Action Against BKCoin for Running $100M ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme

BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang is accused of misappropriating client funds to bankroll vacations, purchase tickets to sporting events and pay rent on his New York City apartment.

Kevin Kang, cofundador de BKCoin. (BKCoin)

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Brewing Battle Over Control of Private FTX Cases

As a battle over control of private litigation from the fallout of crypto exchange FTX is brewing, the Moskowitz Law Firm Managing Partner Adam Moskowitz discusses why his firm, along with Boies Schiller Flexner, filed a petition last week requesting a special panel of judges to move all of the private FTX cases to federal court in Miami. Plus, his take on why celebrities who endorsed FTX should be held liable for allegedly violating Florida law.

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Binance Processed $346M Worth of Bitcoin Trades for Bitzlato: Reuters

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, processed $345.8 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) transactions for crypto exchange Bitzlato, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing data by blockchain research firm Chainalysis. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments after Bitzlato's founder was recently arrested in Miami.

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Web3

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.

NFT Gallery (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Miami Fines FTX $16.5M for Cancelling Arena Sponsorship

FTX owes Miami-Dade County, the owners of the facility formerly known as FTX arena, $16.5 million, according to a contract signed last year between the bankrupt exchange. FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat's home arena in March 2021. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest fallout of the FTX collapse.

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Finance

Miami HEAT Arena Balks at FTX Naming Rights, Ending 19-Year Deal Early

Photos on social media already purport to show the bankrupt crypto exchange’s logo being removed from the arena.

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