BitOne Capital | The city of Miami on Wednesday uploaded a copy of the Bitcoin white paper to its municipal website, joining a growing chorus of governments and companies now hosting bitcoin’s original blueprint.

January 27, 2021

by Danny Nelson in Most Useful

| 194 views | January 27, 2021 | 6:43 pm

Mayor Francis Suarez emphasized his commitment to turn Miami into a hub for crypto innovation in his tweet announcing the upload. He’s been pumping the U.S. city’s potential as a landing ground for California tech expats for weeks on social media.
As such, Suarez’s decision may have less to do with pushing back against Craig Wright’s legal threats (the original catalyst for this white paper upload movement) than with currying favor with bitcoin (BTC, +0.84%) maximalists.
Miami is the first municipal government to host Satoshi’s white paper, Suarez asserted.

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The city of Miami on Wednesday uploaded a copy of the Bitcoin white paper to its municipal website, joining a growing chorus of governments and companies now hosting bitcoin’s original blueprint.