Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Boosterism Is on the Ballot

31/03/2025
Ken Sim’s Bitcoin Boosterism Is on the Ballot

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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his tech-bro image — T-shirts, headset mics and an exercise bike at work — makes his current crypto cheerleading on-brand. It’s symbolic for now, but could Sim’s ABC majority really make a “bitcoin-friendly city”? Jim Stanford writes. Jim is economist and director of the Centre for Future Work in Vancouver. Published March 31, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/03/31/Ken-Sim-Bitcoin-Boosterism-Ballot/