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It's part three of Bitcoin 2021, a Bitcoin conference in Miami inside an evangelical look

at the cryptocurrency.

We will get to part three in a moment, but first, a reminder to check out Micah's Rear

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This talk of self-denial or persistent holdling of building a legacy for generations to come

is at express odds with the mission of the conference vendors who have come with the implicit

expectation that many attendees will gladly part with their Bitcoin for more earthly

delights, such as a diamond-studded watch.

There are at least three booths, selling six figure watches, as well as a vendor facilitating

the purchase of a Miami-based luxury condominiums in Bitcoin, and a table dedicated to selling

precious minerals, because, of course, there is.

The most ostentatious booth belongs to Playboy, which is recently undergone a Zen-Z, a Gen-Z

friendly makeover.

It's no longer a gentleman's magazine, a woman at the booth assures me twice.

The people running the Playboy booth seem just as confused as to why Playboy is at a Bitcoin

conference as I am, and when I ask for clarification, they mumble something about non-fungible tokens.

Many a shot of whiskey and point out a display of CBD-infused lubricants.

One prominent presence is 11, a downtown Miami nightclub which offers all-new dances,

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