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Florida congressman proposes second bitcoin reserve bill

Florida State Representative Webster Barnaby has introduced the state's second bitcoin reserve bill, which would allow the chief financial officer to invest 10% of the state's funds in bitcoin.

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2025-02-11 06:02:06
Florida senator proposes bitcoin investment bill

In a bill introduced on Friday by Senator Joe Gruters, Republican of Florida, that would allow the state to invest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the senator proposed allowing Florida's chief financial officer to use public funds "to invest in bitcoin and other digital assets for a purpose", according to documents. Last October, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis...

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2025-02-07 23:14:55
Florida is expected to launch a strategic bitcoin reserve in Quarter 1 of 2025

According to The Street, the US state of Florida is expected to launch a strategic bitcoin reserve in Quarter 1 2025. Samuel Armes, president of the Florida Blockchain Business Association (FBBA), said that Florida is "very likely to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve during the upcoming legislative session, which will begin in Quarter 1 2025". The plan is based on Florida's existing investments in bitcoin and crypto-related assets through its 185.70 billion.

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2024-12-05 20:52:46
According to media reports, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau traveled to Florida on Friday to meet with Trump

On November 30th, according to a number of foreign media reports, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and will meet with US President-elect Trump. Trudeau's public itinerary did not list plans for the visit. Canada's Globe and Mail quoted two sources as saying that Trudeau met with Trump in Florida. CNN then quoted sources as saying that Trump will have dinner with Trudeau on Friday night. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Canadian Public Sa...

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2024-11-30 01:12:32
OpenSea users drop securities lawsuit after market demands arbitration

Anthony Shnayderman and Itai Bronshtein filed a motion in federal court in Florida on November 7 to voluntarily withdraw their securities lawsuit against Ozone Networks, which does business under the name OpenSea, after Judge Cecilia Altonaga, in an order last month, allowed OpenSea to file a motion to force the pair to arbitration. OpenSea insists it will force the two users to arbitrate, claiming in an October filing that they agreed to its...

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2024-11-11 02:53:17
AP: Trump is expected to win Oklahoma, Florida

According to the Associated Press, Trump is expected to win Oklahoma and Florida.

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2024-11-06 01:08:44
Florida is counting votes at breakneck speed, with Trump ahead

According to ABC News, Florida is famous for its fast vote counting, and it has lived up to expectations tonight, with one-third of the expected votes. Trump won 51% of the vote, and Harris won 48%.

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2024-11-06 00:23:28
Trump campaign: Election results may not be announced tonight

Trump's campaign is engaged in behind-the-scenes discussions to plan the former president's election night activities in Palm Beach, Florida, including whether he will leave his Mar-a-Lago resort to address the media. The team recognizes that the election results may not be announced tonight, but there is increased confidence that some key states can be counted in the results before the evening, which will help inform the election's progress, according to people familiar with the matter. After v...

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2024-11-05 17:39:15
Trump has voted in Florida

Mr. Trump, who has voted in Florida, is understood to have arrived with his wife, Melania Trump, in a Palm Beach voting area and to have begun speaking after the polls closed.

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2024-11-05 16:50:48
On Election Day, there was a "technical issue" with the Florida voter information website

Florida voters received an error message when they checked the voter registration status on the state government website on the morning of the 5th. A spokesperson for the Florida Secretary of State confirmed that the state's online voter information query tool encountered a "technical problem". Currently, Florida is addressing the issue and is providing voters with other websites and locations so that they can find voter information and constituencies. As of now, Florida has not reported the spe...

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2024-11-05 16:17:40
The Florida election is going on as normal, and the results are expected to be announced on Tuesday night

As of Monday local time, 8.30 million people in Florida have voted early, and more than 560,000 people voted on Tuesday morning. Florida Secretary of State Codd Bird said that all 67 county election activities are normal, polling stations will be open until 7 pm, and election results are expected to be announced tonight. In response to the loss of ballots in Miami-Dade County, Bird said that the person in charge has been fired, and emphasized strict election security measures. In addition, Bird ...

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2024-11-05 15:59:35
More than 76.46 million voters have cast early ballots in the US presidential election

On November 4th, according to the data of the University of Florida Election Laboratory, as of the afternoon of November 3rd local time, more than 76.46 million voters in the United States have cast early ballots for the 2024 presidential election, of which North Carolina's early turnout reached a record high, and more than 4.20 million votes were cast at the on-site polling station.

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2024-11-04 02:11:47
More than 64 million Americans have voted early in the presidential election

According to data from the University of Florida Election Laboratory, as of the evening of October 31 local time, more than 64 million voters across the United States have cast early ballots for the 2024 presidential election. The data shows that there are currently nearly 30.01 million mail-in ballots returned across the United States, and there are about 34.24 million ballots delivered in person at early voting stations. In addition, according to data released by major swing states that may de...

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2024-11-01 01:32:03
Florida CFO: State holds $800 million worth of crypto investments

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis said in a CNBC television interview on Thursday that the state holds about $800 million in crypto-related investments in its portfolio. If former President Trump is re-elected next month, he wouldn't be surprised by the increase in that number. Earlier this week, Patronis said in a letter that Florida should invest some of its state pension system funds in cryptocurrencies.

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2024-10-31 16:56:09
More than 50 million Americans voted in the general election

According to the University of Florida Election Lab, 51 million people have already voted in the US Presidential Election, equivalent to 32% of all votes cast in the 2020 US presidential election.

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2024-10-29 22:46:46