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Public commenter urges county engagement with cryptocurrency, esports and digital bonds
Summary
A resident urged the county to consider adopting a local cryptocurrency and to support esports programming and ‘digital bonds’ as tools to broaden economic opportunity, citing interest in blockchain finance and planned state-level meetings.
D Jones, a resident who identified himself during public comment, urged Kent County officials to engage with cryptocurrency, esports and digital-finance tools that he said could expand economic opportunity.
D Jones described his involvement in esports and introduced his cousin, who he said leads an NBA 2K team at Southern Texas University and survived a heart issue. "I'm D Jones. I actually brought my little cousin... he actually, is the captain of the NBA 2 ks team at Southern Texas University," D Jones said. He said esports are part of a broader push to involve young people in technology and digital finance.
D Jones described a cryptocurrency he called Play Fuel Token (PFT) and said he is pursuing adoption of the token in the city charter; he also said he plans to attend a state communications and technology committee meeting where corporate and state internet officials were scheduled to speak about Satoshi and cryptocurrency. "We're actually gonna be driving to the state Capital because today the communications and technology committee at the state house is gonna be speaking... they're gonna be speaking on Satoshi and cryptocurrency," he said.
He argued that blockchain-based finance could broaden access to wealth for underserved communities and mentioned "digital bonds" as a potential avenue for municipal financing. He said county and local projects such as stadiums or amphitheaters could look to digital financing tools in future bond structures.
The comments were delivered during the public comment period; no formal county action or staff response was recorded in the meeting minutes. The record shows the county recognized the comment and the meeting proceeded to the next agenda item.
