Mayor Adams rubbed shoulders with cryptocurrency industry executives at a campaign fundraiser in the Hamptons over the weekend — on the heels of urging Gov. Hochul to veto legislation that would ban a type of crypto-mining that puts a strain on the environment.
The Friday night fundraiser at a beachfront house in Southampton was attended by roughly 20 people, most of whom contributed the maximum $3,700 allowed by law, said Brandon Charnas, who helped host the shindig.
Charnas, the co-founder of Current, a real estate firm that represents and has brokered deals for several major crypto investment companies, said Adams stuck around to chat with donors for a couple of hours after delivering a speech that was in part focused on how he “wants to make New York City the country’s crypto hub.”
Recalling Adams’ remarks, Charnas told the Daily News on Monday that the mayor said that even though cryptocurrencies are “obviously volatile, New York needs to be at the center of it all.”
“He...
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