Curtis Sliwa, a beret-wearing Republican running to exist the mayor of New York Urban center, said one of the goals of his campaign is to focus on crypto.

In a Wed tweet, Sliwa said he would be focusing on creating greater financial inclusivity in New York City by opening more than crypto ATMs and incentivizing businesses to accept cryptocurrency. According to his campaign website, however, the mayoral candidate currently only accepts donations in U.S. dollars using personal checks or credit cards.

Sliwa announced his intentions for the adoption of cryptocurrencies in NYC in June, before winning the Republican principal in the urban center's mayoral race. The founder of the crime-prevention group Guardian Angels and reportedly the owner of xvi rescue cats, he will face off against Democratic candidate Eric Adams in November.

Adams, who has also taken a seemingly pro-crypto stance by pledging to brand New York Urban center "the middle of Bitcoins," won the Democratic primary against former presidential candidate and crypto advocate Andrew Yang in July. Yang also claimed he wanted to make the metropolis "a hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies."

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Some mayors of U.S. cities large and small accept been pushing for the adoption of cryptocurrencies or otherwise taking a position in favor of digital assets. In Baronial, Mayor Jayson Stewart of Absurd Valley, Missouri proposed giving away more than $i one thousand thousand in Bitcoin (BTC) to the urban center's roughly ane,500 residents. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has too said he is a hodler and wants to brand the Florida city bonny to those in the crypto and blockchain industry.