Eric Adams, NYPD and crypto
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Cryptopolitan on MSNMayor Eric Adams wants New York City to become the first city globally to issue a Bitcoin-backed bondMayor Eric Adams, while talking at the ongoing Bitcoin conference, has revealed New York City will be the first city in the world to issue a Bitcoin-backed bond, referred to as a BitBond. Mayor Adams emphasized his commitment to introducing what he tagged a new financial instrument and also revealed intentions to eliminate the New York BitLicense.
Two Democrats vying for the fiscal watchdog role are sparring over their records of standing up to the incumbent mayor.
The Mayor of New York City Eric Adams announced that New York City will issue a Bit Bond. At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Mayor of New York City Eric Adams announced that New York City will issue a Bit Bond.
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Cryptopolitan on MSNMayor Adams' 'irresponsible' Bitbond plan rejected by NYC comptrollerNew York City Comptroller Brad Lander rejected Mayor Eric Adams’s proposal to issue municipal bonds backed by Bitcoin, even going as far as tagging it “irresponsible.” Lander has been adamant that New York City will not issue Bitcoin-backed bonds on his watch.
Some of City’s politically influential LGBTQ clubs are boycotting Mayor Adams’ Pride Month celebration next week due to what they see as his “silence” on President
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CCN on MSNMayor Eric Adams Calls for Full Repeal of BitLicense To Revive New York’s Crypto IndustryThe New York BitLicense can cost firms over $100,000 to obtain. Only 34 firms have been granted a BitLicense since it was introduced in 2015.
If at first you don’t succeed… Mayor Eric Adams is try-trying again to court Big Apple Republicans into supporting his re-election bid — banking on growing fears over socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani’s surging campaign,
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ABC7 New York on MSNMayor Adams announces new partnership to make Central Park safer, cleaner and more vibrantJust as millions of New Yorkers gear up for the height of the summer season, Mayor Adams announced on Friday a new partnership to make Central Park safer and even more enjoyable.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is taking the city's campaign finance board to court over its decision to deny his reelection campaign more than $3.4 million in public matching funds. In the lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court on Tuesday,
New York City could become the first U.S. city to introduce Bitcoin -backed bonds — or “BitBonds” — if Mayor Eric Adams gets his way.