Brandes, Florida legislators back crypto bill

Fueled by efforts out of Miami and the Tampa Bay area, Florida is quickly becoming a destination for the blockchain and financial technology industries; however, state legislation relating to cryptocurrency is still in its infancy.

While much of the recent attention on the state legislature has focused on the anti-vaccination bills emerging out of the Special Session, Republican lawmakers have also filed legislation to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency in Florida. St. Petersburg Sen. Jeff Brandes filed a nearly identical bill earlier this year, which unanimously passed through the House before ultimately dying in the Senate.

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Waveney Ann Moore: Honoring Native Americans during Thanksgiving month

These weeks of November, brimming with frenzied preparations for family gatherings around plump turkeys and traditional American fixings, also mark National Native American Heritage Month. And interestingly, the day after the Thanksgiving bird has been relegated to leftovers is designated Native American Heritage Day.

The juxtaposition of Thanksgiving with a nod to this nation’s indigenous people is not without conflict.