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Floridian state and local governments worked at cross purposes in early May when, while Miami Mayor Francis Suarez wooed Silicon Valley at Tech Week, the Florida legislature sent a punitive social media bill to Governor DeSantis’ desk. Florida Senate Bill 7072 is intended to prevent supposedly biased content moderation and punish monopolistic firms, but it is unworkable and unconstitutional. If Gov. DeSantis signs SB 7072, it will invite costly legal challenges and kneecap Miami’s overtures to the tech industry.
The bill is comprised of two main sections. The first section establishes a state “antitrust violator vendor list” of disfavored firms. The second enumerates a host of new prohibitions and mandates planned to produce fairness in content moderation. Many are fairly technical; platforms must offer accurate view count tools, “provide a user with the number of other individual platform participants who were
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In 2015, the Sunshine Economy asked a group of Miami technology leaders to imagine what the industry could look like in 2030. Six years, a global pandemic and one viral tweet later, the five people are even more convinced that Miami’s tech movement has arrived now.
COVID-19 sparked a migration of influential, high profile technology investors to move to South Florida. Amid lockdowns, restrictions and the ability to work from anywhere, these venture capitalists who once were tied to traditional tech hubs like San Francisco and New York moved to the Miami-area.
Then came a simple four-word tweet from Miami Mayor Francis Suarez in early December in response to one of those investors musing about moving Silicon Valley to Miami. The mayoral message from Suarez’s personal account was a tweet that echoed South Florida’s hospitality industry, but aimed at taking advantage of the moment.
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Florida has attracted dozens of financial firms and high-profile investors in recent months.
Advocates believe the trend is sustainable and could solidify Florida as a major player in the world of technology and finance.
Others say there are some challenges ahead that hinder the Sunshine State s growth potential.
Florida has recently attracted some of Wall Street and Silicon Valley s biggest names like Keith Rabois, Elliot Management and Goldman Sachs. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. For years, even though people would talk about moving, it really wasn t cool among the wealthy to move to Florida. It was like, OK, you couldn t hack it in New York, so you go to Florida, said Robert Frank, CNBC s wealth reporter. Now you re that chump who stayed in New York.
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May 5, 2021
The Miami-Dade County Commission passed a resolution to create a cryptocurrency task force.
The task force will look at allowing the county to accept cryptocurrencies as payment for taxes, fees and services.
Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, sponsored the resolution. We have a chance to lead as the crypto county and explore policy in this emerging industry, Higgins said. By revolutionizing how we do trade, cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies have the potential to attract and retain highly skilled talent, create jobs, and grow our local economy.
The task force will include 13 members appointed by the board, and each must have at least five years’ experience in the cryptocurrency, financial, banking, business development, or cybersecurity industries.
Miami-Dade County Creating Cryptocurrency Task Force The 13-member task force will look at the feasibility of allowing the county to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for taxes, fees and services By NBC 6 Digital Team •
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The Miami-Dade County Commission passed a resolution Tuesday to create a cryptocurrency task force.
The 13-member task force will look at the feasibility of allowing the county to accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment for taxes, fees and services. Be prepared for the 2021 hurricane season! Download our
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