What a difference a year makes. Last year, when Bitcoin was over $40,000, a giant metal bull greeted visitors to the annual Bitcoin Magazine conference in Miami, proclaiming that the “future of finance” had arrived. A year later, and well into a fresh crypto winter, Pepe seems to have taken over. In the first day of the three-day event, the mood was somewhat subdued as crowds trickled in to hear panel discussions such as “The Fed vs. The Financial System,” “Fighting the Anti-Crypto Army” and “Bitcoin & The Banking Crisis.” The mood was serious, yet hopeful. But the real star of the show was Pepe, whose ... (full story)