Poll: What do you think of Miami’s new Charging Bull statue?

“Welcome to the future of finance,” said Miami Mayor Francis Suarez as a blue shroud pulled back to reveal the Miami Bull, a 3,000-pound futuristic statue modeled after Wall Street’s iconic Charging Bull.

The artwork was unveiled Wednesday morning at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where 30,000 visitors are expected to attend the Bitcoin 2022 conference. The bull will later be installed at the Miami-Dade College campus after the conference.

Suarez, who wore Bitcoin-branded sneakers to the unveiling, was especially excited about the Miami Bull and threw some not-so-subtle shade at New York City, which was “previously the finance capital of the world,” he said.

Not everyone was impressed, though. On Twitter, one person called the statue “cringe,” while others compared it to the biblical Golden Calf idol that the Israelites worshiped until Moses destroyed it. (Ouch.) Other Miami residents sarcastically questioned if the bull will help lower their rising rent prices. (It won’t.)

So what does Miami think? Is our new crypto bull a sign that Miami is now ready for financial domination or is it just an overgrown toy. Tell us what you think about the statue in our survey below. This is unscientific, obviously.

This story was originally published April 6, 2022 at 2:37 PM.