Was Bitcoin Miami a COVID Superspreader Event? Too Early to Say

“Attended, had access everywhere, spoke to hundreds,” Bitcoin core admin Alex Lawn tweeted.

It should be obvious that CoinDesk doesn’t have a way to independently verify any of these claims, nor has prior reporting on COVID-19 at Bitcoin 2021 shown any evidence of seeking verification.

“It seems most people who went to the conference itself were fine.

Another entrepreneur in the industry traveled in a small group and said two unvaccinated members of the group came back with a positive COVID-19 test, neither of whom were vaccinated.

The discussion seems to have begun when Arcane Assets’ Eric Wall indicated on Twitter that he had come back with a positive test .

It should be noted that since the claim can’t be verified and it’s from an pseudonymous account, this could simply be a post intended to provoke a response.

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