ChainCatcher news, according to DLNews, as the price of Bitcoin approaches $100,000 this year, New York City Mayor Eric Adams expressed satisfaction with his cryptocurrency salary decision. "Remember when I first got my Bitcoin salary and you all laughed at me? Now who’s laughing?" he said at a press conference on Tuesday.When he took office in January 2022, Adams converted about $30,000 of his salary for the first three months into Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to the latest financial disclosure statement, as of the end of 2023, the value of his Bitcoin holdings is between $5,000 and $54,999.In addition to Adams, Miami Mayor Suarez and Belgian MP De Beukelaer have also chosen to receive their salaries in Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, New York City’s pro-cryptocurrency mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on corruption charges, becoming the first sitting mayor in New York's history to face charges while in office.The charges were brought after an investigation by the FBI in November 2023, which searched Adams' personal electronic devices, suspecting that he received illegal donations from the Turkish government in 2021.Eric Adams has been a long-time supporter of cryptocurrency, with his first three paychecks being in BTC and ETH, and he pledged to make New York "the center of the cryptocurrency industry" when he was elected mayor in 2021.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, based on testimony from the FBI trial, Sam Bankman-Fried met with several political and investment figures in New York, including: Forbes magazine captured SBF meeting with Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih or the head of its sovereign wealth fund Yasir Al-Rumayyan; in March 2022, SBF dined with New York City Mayor Eric Adams at an Italian restaurant Osteria La Baia near the Museum of Modern Art; in September 2022, SBF also planned to meet with New York Governor Kathy Hochul at The Capital Grille steakhouse.In addition, an email also revealed that 32 funds, including George Soros and Morgan Stanley, had requested to attend SBF's collective dinner.