Miami Readies For Largest Bitcoin Conference In History (cbslocal.com) 47
On Wednesday, crews were putting the final touches on the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, the world's largest-ever crypto-currency conference to be held this weekend at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood. CBS4 Miami reports: Miami's crypto conference is expected to draw 50,000 people. The convention runs from Friday, June 4 through June 6th. The conference places Miami firmly in the landscape as the new Silicon Valley. "Miami is becoming the new capital of capital. It's becoming an innovative hub. It's becoming a tier 1 city of venture capital and innovation," said Brock Pierce. "A lot of the best and the brightest from Silicon Valley and New York have moved their businesses and their firms here." And Brock Pierce should know. He's the chairman of Bitcoin Foundation who has "mined" his way through the crypto world. Oh and by the way, he's a billionaire. "Mayor [Francis Suarez] has done an incredible job of saying 'come here, Miami is the place.' As a result of it, this has become the most important city in the United States," Pierce says.
Most Important City? (Score:4)
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there is unfortunately nothing more important than attracting venture capital and catering to making billionaires richer.
Even if these were the only criteria, Miami would still be nowhere near the top.
Here is a list of the top 10 US cities for VC investment [fundz.net].
Miami isn't on the list.
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Oh but it certainly would like to be on that list. Er well its chamber of commerce types would like that anyway.
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The average IQ of Florida is low enough that bitcoin seems like a smart idea.
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It's called Bitcoin Conference, but it's really about crypto in general. Crypto is much more than just Bitcoin. It's a whole new paradigm based on decentralization, with real usability and value. It's not just "fake Internet money".
I was also ignorant about this for a very long time, until I realized that there's a whole ecosystem of endless possibilities. People there are working on the next layer of systems, like the Internet is built on top of TCP/IP and Crypto is built on top of the Internet.
Stop being
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I saw "mined" crypto currency as a scam the moment I heard about it. It kept being a scam. It is still a scam. It appeals to fucktards who believe that fiat currency is somehow not real money, but that gold or some numbers magically are currency, and it appeals to tulipbulb pyramid fools. Either way, no thanks.
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I mean... what else would be their claim to fame?
Beaches that will wash away in a couple decades?
Old people with red hats?
A cop show from the 80s?
Oh it is (Score:2)
I would hope that the importance of a city is determined by something other than attracting venture capital and catering to making billionaires richer.
Oh it is, Miami has the hottest women attracted to money as well. Where else would you put a Bitcoin conference?
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Bruh you can't even install Wordpress in a directory that's not called wordpress?
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Imagine having to close anchor stores because you can't stop shop lifters. Paradise baby, paradise.
"Walgreens shutters 10 stores in San Francisco as residents point to rampant shoplifting"
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news... [msn.com]
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Let's hope the Bitcoin SV and Bitcoin Cash guys shoot it out.
A bitcoin convention? (Score:5, Funny)
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Will you be speaking on the panel?
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Nope, he'll be busy having sex with your mother and sister.
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Jesus Christ, can you imagine how annoying that place will be?
I can, my son. I can indeed.
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Oops, sorry. I meant Jesus H Christ, I was being unclear! But I'm glad that you can also imagine it.
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At least crossfit has some hot chicks involved. And some not-so-hot ones, but hey for your average Slashdotter, does it really matter?
Great marketing potential (Score:2)
Well if you can get over the "annoying"-bit it's a conference of people with way more money than brains. It's probably what that "Time AI" company should have aimed for instead of Blackhat.
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At the current rate, by then Bitcoin will be worth absolutely jack. Just about the right time for a convention. Maybe we can speed up the usual process and refer to it as a revival!
Boutcoin (Score:2)
Get ready for the surge!
I hope they get what they deserve (Score:5, Funny)
I hope the power goes out as a storm surge and hurricane flood the convention center and kill everybody there. Then we'll plant 50,000 tulip bulbs to remember them.
believing your own bullshit (Score:2)
There must be something in the water in Florida that makes you believe your own bullshit.
Oh, the irony (Score:4, Insightful)
In other news today the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a 20' high, 6-mile long seawall to protect Miami from rising sea levels and storm surges.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/us/miami-fl-seawall-hurricanes.html [nytimes.com]
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Makes sense to me (Score:2)
Considering that Miami is a business hub for all sorts of organized crime, hosting a bitcoin conference there is simply good strategy.