Vancouver mayor’s bitcoin push a ‘hill that I’m willing to die on’

Mayor Ken Sim says his continued push to have Vancouver become a bitcoin-friendly city is “a hill that I’m willing to die on” as he awaits a city staff report on whether the digital currency could one day be integrated into the City of Vancouver’s financial strategies and systems.

Since he successfully introduced his motion to council in December, Sim has been on a crusade of sorts in making people understand his motivation behind what for many is a complex and mystifying concept.

What is bitcoin? How does it work? Why are police talking about it?

He’s done media rounds, appeared on podcasts, has attended events with the crypto

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