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Wall Street’s Crypto Embrace Shows in Crowd at Miami Conference

  • Latest sign of main-stream finance’s increasing involvement
  • Dress-shirt clad attendees called poseurs by veterans
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At the massive Bitcoin conference in Miami this past weekend, artists peddled frightening anti-establishment paintings, including portraits of Janet Yellen and Steve Mnuchin with blood running down their faces. The Winklevoss brothers -– of “The Social Network” fame –- explored the utility of Bitcoin on Mars. And Tony Hawk, the legendary skateboarder and crypto booster, gave a halfpipe demonstration.