New York City Mayor’s Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani will face candidates in November, including those who have previously held firm positions on cryptocurrencies and blockchain.
On Tuesday, Mamdani Being defeated Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won 43.5% of the vote in the Democratic primary in New York City. The victory will put New York state legislators in competition with Republican candidates Curtis Sliwa, current New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Cuomo, who reportedly will run as independent candidates after major losses.
All major candidates except Mamdani have previously held positions in the cryptocurrency industry.
Adams, who first ran for mayor in 2021, became a Democrat, said he would accept the first three salaries of Bitcoin (BTC). He continued to speak at the crypto conference, presented BTC-backed municipal bonds and held a digital asset summit at the mayor’s residence.
Sliwa Oppose Adams 2021 on Pro-Crypto campaign messaging. His platform includes plans to open more crypto ATMs in New York City and inspire local businesses to accept digital assets.
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Meanwhile, Cuomo is reportedly reported Recommended cryptocurrency exchange OKX In 2021, as U.S. authorities are exploring the company to operate an unlicensed currency delivery business. The exchange ended up paying a fine of $505 million and fines.
Mamdani publicly criticized Cuomo for participating in the exchange. “It has been years since Andrew Cuomo resigned to make corrections and help New Yorkers.” explain in the April 2 x post. “Instead, he pursued women talking about his serial harassment, working to keep his books traded for millions…and suggested a foreign crypto exchange that violated our laws.”
Mamdani faces opposition from crypto characters
Since his major victory, Mamdani has faced public opposition from key figures in the cryptocurrency industry, including Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss. Tyler Winklevoss float The idea of “let (ting) participate in the New York City Mayor Competition” suggests that candidates beat Mamdani.
Both brothers participated in the 2024 US presidential election. Promising millions of dollars Donald Trump’s campaign was elected at that time. Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, Bitcoin backer and founder and CEO of professional capital management Participated in Trump’s campaign In New York City, Called In New Yorkers oppose Mamdani.
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has a net worth of over $9 billion suggestion He will support any candidate who has the opportunity to beat Mandani in the general election:
