A frenzied countercultural vibe pervaded the biggest Bitcoin event in the world that was sold-out, as it brought a crowd of 12,000 cryptocurrency fans and thousands more to Miami from June 4 to June 6
Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R) creators of cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Co. on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 event. Cameron&rsquos t-shirt captioned "Rage Against the Machine" with a picture of a Federal Reserve building made a point about cryptocurrency"s decentralised origin story, beyond the reins of any government or financial institution
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Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk skates a half pipe during Bitcoin 2021. Hawk took the stage later to discuss the parallels between Bitcoin and skateboarding, both as countercultural movements. He explained how he was "living the dream" by skating for a living, and compared this passion to people involved with bitcoin
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Giorgi Khazaradze (R) explains the Aurox software, which predicts the cycles of all digital currencies, to the attendees of the Bitcoin 2021. Aurox is a crypto trading terminal for beginners that are looking to make profitable trades regardless of their experience
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Elizabeth Stark, chief executive officer of Lightning Labs talked about how Bitcoin is useful for billions of people, not just billionaires. Stark referenced Lightning Network payments in places like El Salvador, showing that bitcoin can be useful in low-income communities
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An art piece titled BTC Bank Note by artist Gus GG hangs at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, featuring the face of Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin. Satoshi Nakamoto is the pseudonym of the person who penned the original Bitcoin whitepaper and is credited with inventing Bitcoin
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"Bitcoin changes absolutely everything," said Jack Dorsey, creator, co-founder, and chairman of Twitter, and the co-founder & CEO of Square. &ldquoI don&rsquot think there is anything more important in my lifetime to work on,&rdquo he added. He also said if he were not at Square or Twitter, he would be working on bitcoin.
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Midway through the discussion on stage, Jack Dorsey had to face Republican activist Laura Loomer in the audience, who accused Dorsey of undue censorship of free speech through Twitter, calling him "a giant hypocrite".
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A mocking bill note declaring &lsquoNo federal reserve here&rsquo hangs above attendees taking a break at the lounge of the Bitcoin 2021 Convention.
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A "bitcoin accepted here" sign at the convention bar during the Bitcoin 2021.
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Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather fists bump an attendee at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention. However, he was booed on stage later when said he believes some other crypto will be "just as large as Bitcoin someday."
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