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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim entertains prospect of making city 'bitcoin friendly'

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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is a fan of bitcoin and wants the city to become 'bitcoin friendly' He wants to put some of its own reserves into the cryptocurrency and accept it as payment for taxes and fees.

Critics say the city has no business putting financial reserves in an asset as volatile as bitcoin.

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74

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informal

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English

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63

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short-lived

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