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Bitcoin Extravaganza Is ‘All About Eye-Catching’ Post Pandemic

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The Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida.

Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
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A pulsating beat was one of the constants at this week’s Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami. That along with unlimited parties and testimonials about the life-changing powers of the cryptocurrency.

After two pandemic-ravaged years, Bitcoiners declared they’re back in a big way, with more the 25,000 attending the extravaganza to celebrate the original digital asset as well as each other. So many parties had been set up that an Excel listing many of the soirées was passed around so attendees could plan accordingly.