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Football Clubs Steer Clear of Crypto Sponsorships
Inter Miami, the American football club featuring star player Lionel Messi, has shifted its sponsorship allegiance from the cryptocurrency investment firm XBTO Group to the cruise operator Royal Caribbean International. This decision is widely viewed as the club's move to distance itself from the crypto industry. Crypto, Flowers, and Politics: Miami Mayor's Scandal Unraveled
Ivan Soto-Wright, CEO of MoonPay, and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, ended up entangled in a minor scandal. It turns out that in late 2022, the MoonPay chief funnelled $500,000 into Suarez's electoral campaign via a Political Action Committee, or PAC.
The twist is, Soto-Wright made the transfer from the account of another company under his belt - PassionForest. Now, that's also the name of a Chinese floral business, which led to some legal headwinds.
When it was revealed that there were no ties between PassionForest and the Chinese venture, the controversy cooled down. Meanwhile, Miami's mayor, Francis Suarez, also quashed any whispers of potential Chinese backing.
On a side note, Suarez is an avid crypto enthusiast who accepts his mayoral paycheck in Bitcoin. 
GTA VI Trailer is Finally Here!
RockStar Games has just released the long-awaited trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI), coming more than a decade after its last installment. The trailer reveals the action taking place in the iconic Vice City, mirroring Miami, and introduces a new protagonist, Lucia. 
Former Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Unveils New Web Platform
At the Bitcoin 2023 event in Miami, a new announcement came from TBD, a subsidiary of the fintech firm Block led by CEO Jack Dorsey. The unveiling pertained to a novel decentralized web platform named Web5, designed to revolutionize how identity and data storage function in the digital world. 1 - 7 of 7 results