Andrew Cuomo | Crypto

With less than a week until New Yorkers choose their next mayor, a political organization promoting digital assets has endorsed and spent funds supporting Andrew Cuomo. Innovate NY, a self-described “pro-digital assets” political organization funded with about $100,000 ahead of the New York City mayoral election, has backed independent candidate and former state Governor Andrew Cuomo.  In a Tuesday notice, Innovate NY endorsed Cuomo for mayor, the race for which is already in the middle of early voting. The political group cited an agenda that included “blockchain, tokenization, public-benefit stablecoins, and artificial intelligence.”  The organization, registered as an independent spender with the New York City Campaign Finance Board, was funded with $99,500 from six individuals through two companies as of Wednesday. Read more

As the New York mayor’s race draws to a culmination, Andrew Cuomo has developed a crypto and AI strategy for the city. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo lags far behind Democratic frontrunner Zohran Mamdani despite unveiling his proposal to make the city a crypto hub. Cuomo’s plan, announced on Sunday, would create a new office that would be responsible for attracting emerging tech companies, including cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The move follows similar initiatives from outgoing Mayor Eric Adams, which have yielded mixed results so far. The mayor’s office reported that many crypto startups have appeared in New York, while existing crypto businesses have not seen much change. Some have noted that the mayor’s office generally has little influence over how or whether the crypto industry develops. Read more

NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to make New York City the world’s leading crypto and tech hub. Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo is reportedly betting big on crypto and AI as part of his bid to return as the city’s next mayor.  The New York City mayoral candidate plans to make NYC “the global hub of the future” by coordinating initiatives across the blockchain, AI and biotech industries and modernizing how the city integrates new technology, co-host of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett, said on Saturday. Part of this will also involve creating a new chief innovation officer position aimed at attracting more investments and jobs to boost innovation, she said.  Read more