Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Shills Crypto

Boris Johnson is set to deliver a keynote address speech at a conference on blockchain in Singapore next month.

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Former UK Prime Minister will attend the International Symposium on Blockchain Advancements on 2 December.

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The former US vice-president Dick Cheney will also be speaking at the conference.

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The conference website says it “aims to guide the first step in migrating to the digital economy.”

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Earlier In September Johnson was paid £130,000 to give a speech at the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers in Colorado.

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ParallelChain Lab, a blockchain technology company that is organizing the event.

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People on Twitter mocked the idea of listening to Boris Johnson talk about crypto and blockchain.

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