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NYC mayor Eric Adams wants his first three paycheques in bitcoin

Whether mayor Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, can actually get paid in bitcoin is unclear

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Joseph Pisani

Eric Adams, a Democrat who won the New York City mayoral race on 2 November, has said he wants to make the city friendlier for the cryptocurrency industry
Eric Adams, a Democrat who won the New York City mayoral race on 2 November, has said he wants to make the city friendlier for the cryptocurrency industry Photo: Getty Images

Eric Adams, the next mayor of New York, wants to turn the city into the crypto capital of the world.

His first step: get paid in bitcoin.

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