Miami mayor Francis Suarez is the newest high-profile determine to tout Bitcoin (BTC), providing extra proof that mainstream adoption is rising.  

In a Thursday tweet, Suarez called Bitcoin a “secure funding” throughout an “extremely unstable yr,” including that he’s studying in regards to the flagship digital asset by means of figures like Tyler Winklevoss and Anthony Pompliano.

Winklevoss and Pompliano each responded to Suarez’s tweet. Tyler stated he and his brother Cameron will carry the Miami mayor a “signed copy of Bitcoin Billionaires,” a ebook written in regards to the twins, whereas Pompliano touted Miami as a future Bitcoin metropolis.

Earlier within the day, Suarez indicated that his administration is exploring the thought of Miami changing into the primary crypto-centric authorities within the nation. “Completely exploring that,” he stated in response to a tweet. No additional particulars had been offered. 

Suarez was elected the mayor of Miami in Nov 2017 after working as a nonpartisan candidate. Earlier than coming into politics, he labored as an lawyer and likewise based a title actual property title firm.

Miami has been described by some information shops as one of many hottest American cities for cryptocurrencies attributable to lax state oversight and an inflow of international capital. The North American Bitcoin Convention, which featured names like Charles Hoskinson, Roger Ver and Riccardo Sagni, was held in Miami initially of the yr.

Bitcoin’s explosive rally this yr, fueled partially by company and institutional adoption, is driving new conversations about digital belongings. Bitcoin adoption is more and more considered as a aggressive benefit in an economic system wrought with monetary instability, asset-price inflation and document central-bank intervention.