{"id":282788,"date":"2021-06-24T15:32:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nycs-mayoral-frontrunner-pledges-to-turn-city-into-bitcoin-hub\/"},"modified":"2021-06-24T15:32:30","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T12:32:30","slug":"nycs-mayoral-frontrunner-pledges-to-turn-city-into-bitcoin-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nycs-mayoral-frontrunner-pledges-to-turn-city-into-bitcoin-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"# NYC’s mayoral frontrunner pledges to turn city into Bitcoin hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# NYC’s mayoral frontrunner pledges to turn city into Bitcoin hub <\/strong>”
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Within the same month, talk of the United States’ budding capital of crypto\u00a0has seemingly\u00a0shifted its center from Miami to New York City. \u00a0June opened with feverish excitement about the largest Bitcoin (BTC) event in history\u00a0being hosted in Miami, and the city’s mayor, Francis Suarez, has taken a series<\/a> of steps to strengthen his bid to make Miami the top spot for crypto not just nationally but globally.<\/p>\n

Yet with U.S. pundits now focused on New York City’s mayoral race, the current frontrunner for the Democratic nominee, Eric Adams, has \u2014 at least momentarily \u2014 stolen the limelight from Suarez and his plans. On election night on Tuesday, soon after voting had closed for the primaries, Adams pledged<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m going to promise you: In one year \u2014 one year \u2014 you’re going to see a different city. […] We’re going to become the center of life science<\/a>, the center of cybersecurity, the center of self-driving cars, drones, the center of Bitcoins. We’re going to be the center of all the technology<\/a>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a city known for its overwhelmingly Democrat-leaning voting record, successful candidacy as Democratic nominee is viewed by most commentators as a surefire route to becoming the city’s actual mayor once elections are held in November later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Adams’ frontrunner status, moreover, was cemented soon after another candidate, Andrew Yang \u2014 himself a staunch crypto advocate \u2014\u00a0conceded<\/a> defeat after the first vote count results indicated<\/a> that his rival was well in the lead. Within hours, Adams had seemingly taken the words out of Yang’s mouth \u2014 literally.<\/p>\n

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As mayor of NYC – the world\u2019s financial capital – I would invest in making the city a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Yang (@AndrewYang) February 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n