{"id":718,"date":"2022-04-10T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandpascrypto.com\/?p=718"},"modified":"2022-04-10T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-10T17:27:57","slug":"six-key-characters-from-bitcoin-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandpascrypto.com\/six-key-characters-from-bitcoin-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Key Characters from Bitcoin 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>tl;dr Summary:<\/em> <\/strong><em>The Miami Beach Convention Center has just played host to \u2018Bitcoin 2022.\u2019 Here are six headline-grabbers from the annual Bitcoin conference!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Miami Bull<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standing at 11 feet tall and weighing well over a tonne, the first great unveiling at Bitcoin 2022 was the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamibull.com\/\">Miami Bull\u2019<\/a>. The massive sculpture was commissioned by Florida-based trading platform Tradestation, and took pride-of-place outside the Miami Beach Convention Center. The piece is a robotic take on the iconic Wall Street \u2018Charging Bull,\u2019 and was unveiled by Miami city mayor Francis Suarez, who claimed Miami to be the<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/mayor-unveils-miami-bull-statue-with-laser-eyes-to-kick-off-bitcoin-2022\"> \u2018world\u2019s capital of crypto\u2019.<\/a> The bull was not the only large-scale statement artwork seen at the conference, with attendees also able to sign a six foot tall \u2018Declaration of Financial Independence,\u2019 found at the \u2018Open Source Stage.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This iron man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> bull is pretty cool. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B8x7yjAtTq\">pic.twitter.com\/B8x7yjAtTq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CZ \ud83d\udd36 Binance (@cz_binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1511875614713733122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jack Mallers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jack Mallers is CEO of digital payments platform Strike, which is built on Bitcoin\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/whiteboardcrypto.com\/what-is-the-lightning-network\/\"> Lightning Network<\/a>. Mallers used his speech on day two to announce Strike\u2019s integration with Shopify, which will allow any merchant using Shopify to accept payments in bitcoin, and receive US dollars. The system is already live, with streetwear brand<a href=\"http:\/\/warrenlotas.com\/\"> Warren Lotus<\/a> the first to accept crypto payments via Shopify. Strike is also looking to make physical crypto payments commonplace, and Mallers also announced that Strike has partnered with point-of-sale company NCR and payments company Blackhawk to facilitate this across the USA. He lamented the current system, stating that \u201cpayment networks have not innovated in over 50 years,\u201d and that bitcoin and the Lightning Network was \u201cjust better\u201d than what we have now. As promising as this sounds for bitcoin adoption, the crypto community has been quick to point out<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/shopify-bitcoin-payments-integration-triggers-legal-questions-from-the-community\/amp\"> inevitable regulatory concerns<\/a> with the plan, despite Mallers stating he had been working with policymakers \u201cto ensure that we have the right to build freely in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The point is this: It&#39;s a superior payments network that we&#39;ve been longing for, for 55 years. It&#39;s just better&#8230; No late, two to 15 day settlement.&quot; &#8211; Jack Mallers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wAW1PFBbec\">pic.twitter.com\/wAW1PFBbec<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bitcoin 2022 (@TheBitcoinConf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBitcoinConf\/status\/1512178010270617607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paypal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel also made a splash on day two, starting his keynote speech by throwing $100 bills into the crowd. The stunt was designed to illustrate his message that \u201cwe are at the end of the fiat money regime.\u201d He then launched a colorful tirade against the bitcoin \u2018enemies list,\u2019 in which Warren Buffet was labeled \u2018sociopathic\u2019 and \u2018Enemy Number 1.\u2019 His speech concluded with a spectacular prediction that bitcoin would 100x from today\u2019s prices, amidst the breakdown of traditional financial infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Samson Mow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Chief Strategy Officer of Blockstream, Samson Mow, used his time onstage to confirm two new jurisdictions, Prospera and Madeira, will be accepting bitcoin as legal tender. Madeira is an autonomous region of Portugal, whereas Prospera is a region of Roat\u00e1n, a Caribbean Island officially part of Honduras. After El Salvador\u2019s big announcement last year, many were anticipating another large-scale nation state to announce their adoption of bitcoin at the conference. Whilst Mexico were hot favorites, no such official announcement came. Mexican senator Indira Kempis joined Mow on stage, continuing her<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/mexican-senator-to-propose-crypto-law-we-need-bitcoin-as-legal-tender\"> well-documented support<\/a> for bitcoin, and publicly called on the country\u2019s president to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re sharing a letter from President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nayibbukele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nayibbukele<\/a> who is unfortunately no longer able to attend Bitcoin 2022 due to unforeseen circumstances in El Salvador which require his urgent attention. We stand in solidarity with the Salvadorian people during these difficult times. READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wbFXMY60c0\">pic.twitter.com\/wbFXMY60c0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bitcoin 2022 (@TheBitcoinConf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBitcoinConf\/status\/1511751005377073154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nayib Bukele<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele used Bitcoin 2021 to announce that the country was to accept bitcoin as legal tender. Unfortunately, after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/state-emergency-el-salvador-intensifies-massive-crackdown-gangs-rcna22156\"> El Salvador declared a state of emergency<\/a> over gang-related violence, President Nayib Bukele was a no-show for his highly anticipated speech at Bitcoin 2022. The news was announced over Twitter, with the official conference account sharing a letter from Bukele citing \u201cunforeseen circumstances in my home country that will require my full-time presence.\u201d Bukele signed off \u201cwith love,\u201d and described the conference as \u201cone of the biggest celebrations of the power of freedom, decentralization and human ingenuity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jordan Peterson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prominent clinical psychologist and cultural commentator Jordan Peterson provided a fireside talk on day three, and provided a welcome break from the sea of positivity that had been sweeping the Miami Beach Convention Center. Whilst acknowledging the transformative potential that bitcoin could bring, Peterson mused on the unknown consequences that could come from the breakdown of the current financial system, stating \u201cwe don\u2019t actually know what would happen if the money is decentralized.\u201d Without making bold predictions of what the future would hold, Peterson raised the point that it would be unlikely that all connotations of global bitcoin adoption would be purely positive, providing a much-needed reality check for the orange-adoring crowd\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Beach Convention Center has just played host to \u2018Bitcoin 2022.\u2019 Here are six headline-grabbers from the annual Bitcoin conference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,59],"tags":[79,487,489,502,505,495,507,491,508,498,510,497,504,506,488,493,490,509,496,500,503,501,492,494,499],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.1 - 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