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Miami Mayor Suarez to Take Next Paycheck in Bitcoin

Miami Mayor Suarez to Take Next Paycheck in Bitcoin

Miami Mayor Suarez to Take Next Paycheck in Bitcoin

Francis Suarez, who is up for re-election Tuesday, seemed ready to use Strike’s dollar-to-bitcoin conversion service.

Francis Suarez, who is up for re-election Tuesday, seemed ready to use Strike’s dollar-to-bitcoin conversion service.

Francis Suarez, who is up for re-election Tuesday, seemed ready to use Strike’s dollar-to-bitcoin conversion service.

By Danny Nelson
AccessTimeIconNov 2, 2021, 6:19 PM
Updated May 11, 2023, 4:09 PM
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pledged Tuesday to take his next paycheck entirely in bitcoin.

  • In a tweet, the pro-crypto mayor positioned himself as one of the only U.S. political leaders taking their salary in bitcoin.
  • The mayor of the city of Miami earns a salary of $187,500, according to the Miami Herald.
  • Suarez, who is up for re-election Tuesday, appeared ready to use fintech Strike’s dollar-to-bitcoin conversion service.
  • His innovation deputy, Mike Sarasti, tweeted that he’d sent the mayor a Strike sign-up link after successfully cashing some of his most recent paycheck in bitcoin through the service.

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Danny Nelson

Danny is CoinDesk's Managing Editor for Data & Tokens. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL.

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