NYC Mayor Spells Out Big Plans for Crypto and Blockchain
New York City’s mayor has tied the Big Apple’s future to cryptocurrency, blockchain and a new “digital asset advisory council” that could bring more jobs to the metropolis.
Speaking at the first NYC Crypto Summit, Mayor Eric Adams said the city will create a “digital asset advisory council to bring fintech jobs and investment right here to the Big Apple.”
The next few weeks, he said, will bring the appointment of a council chairperson and “key policy recommendations.”
He rejected any thought that the city was simply chasing what’s hot at the moment — a moment when President Donald Trump’s administration is backing the expansion of cryptocurrency,…
