President Joe Biden has met with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors at the White House as part of his push to give financial relief from the coronavirus pandemic to state and local governments.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez met with other U.S. mayors Friday at the White House to discuss President Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan.
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Miami Goes All In on Bitcoin as Mayor Francis Suarez Looks to Use BTC for Payments, Florida Wins Again
February 12, 2021 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is going all-in on Bitcoin as he announced via Twitter that he has requested the city manager to research a vendor to facilitate Bitcoin payments as well as paying employees in Bitcoin.
Crypto insiders quickly embraced the move with
Anthony Pompliano labeling Miami the first Bitcoin [municipality] in the United States.
Florida, and Miami specifically, has emerged as a haven for tax abused refugees from high tax states like California and New York. A business-friendly climate and no state income taxes has lured a growing number of Californians and New Yorkers to the sandy beaches of Florida. Additionally, Florida’s keen ability to more effectively manage the ongoing COVID health crisis has helped as well – in contrast to the struggles of California and New York.
Elon Musk set sights on carbon capture technology
Elon Musk said on social media that he would be donating $100 million (approximately R1.5 billion at the time of publishing) towards the best carbon capture technology.
In essence, Musk vowed to use a little of his growing wealth – he has a net worth of $180 billion – to accelerate progress and find ways to prevent carbon dioxide pollution.
It’s not yet clear at this stage how the contest would work or which technologies and companies might qualify. Musk promised to share more details soon.
Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 21, 2021