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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Reiterates City’s Commitment to Bitcoin, Says ‘The Best Time To Buy Is When Things Come Down’

by Dailyhodl

New York City Mayor Eric Adams remains bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) amid a downturn that saw the flagship cryptocurrency plummeting below $43,000.

In a new interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Adams cites the upsides of buying the leading crypto asset by market cap during the dip.

“Sometimes the best time to buy is when things go down so when they go back up, you’ve made a good profit.”

In November, Adams promised on Twitter that he will receive his first three paychecks in Bitcoin when he becomes mayor. This would make him the first politician to accept a crypto salary.

“I’m going to take my first three paychecks in Bitcoin.

I haven’t received my first check yet, but I think we need to use the technology of blockchain, Bitcoin, of all other forms of technology and I want New York City to be the center of that technology.

I’m looking forward to that first paycheck in Bitcoin.”

Adam is pushing to make New York City the capital of crypto.

Last year, the Big Apple saw the launch of its first-ever cryptocurrency, the NewYorkCityCoin (NYCCoin), following a tweet from then Mayor-elect Adams that he wants the city to have its own digital asset.

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NYC mayor getting paid in Bitcoin suggests buying the dip

by Cointelegraph

Newly sworn-in New York City Mayor Eric Adams is already using his influence to publicly speak about buying the recent Bitcoin dip.

In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Adams said he had not yet received his first paycheck as the mayor of New York City, but reiterated his aim to make the city a Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto hub. When co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin pointed out that the price of the crypto asset has “come down” — dipping as low as $43,000 earlier today — the NYC mayor seemed to be undeterred.

“Sometimes the best time to buy is when things go down, so when they go back up, you made a good profit,” said Adams. “We need to use the technology of blockchain, Bitcoin, of all other forms of technology. I want New York City to be the center of that technology.”

Adams, who has been in office five full days following a November election win, is replacing Bill de Blasio as the mayor of New York City. During his campaign, he pledged to make New York City a tech hub that will be ”the center of cybersecurity, the center of self-driving cars, drones, the center of Bitcoins,” beating out crypto-friendly businessman Andrew Yang to become the Democratic party nominee.

As part of his efforts to promote crypto and blockchain technology — or perhaps inspired by a friendly feud with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez — Adams announced following the election that he planned to take his first three paychecks in BTC. Assuming the NYC mayor accepts a base salary of $258,750, his monthly paychecks would be roughly $21,562 each, a total of 1.51 BTC at a price of $42,948.

Related: Miami mayor plans to accept next paycheck entirely in Bitcoin

New York state is often the center of media attention related to regulation and enforcement for crypto firms in the United States. The New York Attorney General’s office was responsible for a settlement case from Bitfinex and Tether, which in February agreed to pay $18.5 million in damages, as well as ordering Coinseed to close its doors after the firm allegedly defrauded investors out of more than $1 million.