Miami mayor quietly pushed bill regulating Bitcoin in Florida. It might be a long shot. Joey Flechas and Ana Ceballos, The Miami Herald
Apr. 28 Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a loud proponent for tech investments in South Florida, has quietly pushed legislation that could create the state s first meaningful financial regulations for cryptocurrency.
But the mayor whose pro-business agenda and campaign coffers have benefited handsomely from Miami s place in the tech spotlight might be striking out in Tallahassee.
The measure, which would pave the way for a wider use of Bitcoin, Ethereum and other such cryptocurrencies, and more clearly define how they fit into the existing financial system, passed the House last week in a unanimous vote.
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The company’s corporate office offered strong words in response to a Miami Herald report regarding the supermarket’s COVID-19 vaccination program.
âFrom the beginning of the vaccination rollout at Publix pharmacies, Publix has been in direct and constant contact with the state, requesting direction and frequently detailing vaccination plans at our stores,â reads a statement from the Lakeland-based grocery chain.