Fort Worth mayor wants Texas to be 'Crypto Capital of the World'

The city is officially the first in the nation to mine for bitcoin.
Aerial view of downtown Ft Worth Texas during the day with Trinity River in the foreground
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Tuesday, the City of Fort Worth sent out a press release stating that it would be the first U.S. city government to mine for Bitcoin. I am about as savvy as Jerry Jones when it comes to cryptocurrency so I briefly mentioned it but didn't go into much detail.

Mayor Mattie Parker Tweeted a video kicking off the ceremonial first step of the new pilot program with Texas Blockchain Council.

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