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New York Mayor Eric Adams, whose corruption charges were dropped at the direction of President Donald Trump after he pledged support for the president’s deportation efforts, attends the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 27, 2025 in New York City. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)

New York City bets on blockchain, a technology most have discarded as useless

Why is New York City opening a new office, developing an extensive plan and sketching out pilot projects for a technology that much of the world gave…
Independent mayoral nominee, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on October 16, 2025 in New York City. The candidates for New York City mayor are facing off in their first debate ahead of the November 4 election. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Getty Images)

If elected NYC mayor, Cuomo vows to install chief innovation officer to advance AI, blockchain

Andrew Cuomo said his administration would create a chief innovation officer role to lead the city's adoption of artificial intelligence and blockchain.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams listens as names of the victims of the 9/11 terror attack are read during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images)

NYC launches digital assets and blockchain office

New York City is the latest state or local government this year to launch an initiative aimed at capitalizing on the growing crypto industry.
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