{"id":59776,"date":"2022-04-07T18:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=59776"},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:47:00","slug":"miami-installs-a-crypto-analogue-of-wall-streets-charging-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/miami-installs-a-crypto-analogue-of-wall-streets-charging-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami installs a crypto analogue of Wall Street\u2019s Charging Bull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, mayor Francis Suarez unveiled a statue dubbed the \u201ccryptobull.\u201d He said the installation symbolises the city\u2019s transformation into a \u201cworld capital of the crypto industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cNew York is the former financial center\u2026 I give you the Miami bull!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Suarez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i70kr2XFSg\">pic.twitter.com\/i70kr2XFSg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bruce Fenton (@brucefenton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brucefenton\/status\/1511688954327834627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abThe future of finance is in Miami, and the capital now has its own bull,\u00bb Suarez wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The installation is a reference to the famous \u201cCharging Bull\u201d on Wall Street.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to its New York kin, the Miami bull is rendered in a cybernetic style and already features its famous \u201claser eyes.\u201d Representatives of traditional finance have also noted another notable difference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Miami has great weather, but New York has balls.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericadamsfornyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericadamsfornyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrancisSuarez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrancisSuarez<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYork?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYorkCity?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYorkCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Miami?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Miami<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MIA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MIA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chargingbull?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chargingbull<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MiamiBull?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MiamiBull<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WallStreet?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WallStreet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Brickell?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Brickell<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BitcoinMiami?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BitcoinMiami<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BTC?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BTC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BitcoinNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BitcoinNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoinconference?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoinconference<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nypost<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSJ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHerald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MiamiHerald<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bull?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bull<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bb9YyKXkSN\">pic.twitter.com\/bb9YyKXkSN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Mangione (@paul__mangione) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paul__mangione\/status\/1511886806501007367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The crypto community seems to have liked the new statue. Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony Pompliano wrote that \u201cthe bulls are in control,\u201d and Binance chief Changpeng Zhao called the installation \u201cpretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This iron man <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bitcoin<\/a> bull is pretty cool. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B8x7yjAtTq\">pic.twitter.com\/B8x7yjAtTq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CZ \ud83d\udd36 Binance (@cz_binance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cz_binance\/status\/1511875614713733122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In August 2021, in Miami <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/miami-mayor-unveils-bitcoin-rewards-for-miamicoin-staking\">launched the MiamiCoin project<\/a>. The municipal token was developed by CityCoins and is aimed at providing additional revenue to the city budget.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2022, Suarez announced that the city administration had received CityCoins\u2019 first disbursement, amounting to $5.25 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m so excited to announce that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofMiami?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CityofMiami<\/a> has received its first-ever disbursement from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mineCityCoins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mineCityCoins<\/a> totaling $5.25M. <\/p>\n<p>This is a historic moment for our city to collaborate with an innovative project that creates resources for our city through innovation not taxation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Francis Suarez (@Francis Suarez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrancisSuarez\/status\/1489009285447262211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In November 2021 CityCoins said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/citycoins-to-launch-city-cryptocurrency-for-new-york\">launch a similar product for New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog\u2019s Bitcoin news on our Telegram \u2014 cryptocurrency news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, mayor Francis Suarez unveiled a statue dubbed the \u201ccryptobull.\u201d He said the installation symbolises the city\u2019s transformation into a \u201cworld capital of the crypto industry.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-59776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"39","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59778,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59776\/revisions\/59778"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}