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Crypto voters will be turning their attention to the mayoral election in New York City as the next battleground. The candidate representing the Democratic Party, Zohran Mamdani, will be facing a field of candidates in November, including those who have taken a firm stance on crypto and blockchain in the past. Mamdani defeated former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, with 43.5% of the vote in New York City’s Democratic primary, snatching the flag to represent the party. The victory put the former New York State Assembly member in competition with Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, current NYC Mayor Eric Adams, and Cuomo, who is expected to run as an independent candidate following his loss in the primary. Aside from Mamdani, all the major candidates have previously taken a favorable stance on the crypto industry. Crypto voters could decide New York mayoral election Current New York City Mayor Eric Adams first ran for mayor as a Democrat in 2021. During his campaign, he said he would accept his first three paychecks in Bitcoin. He has gone on to speak at crypto conferences, propose Bitcoin-backed municipal bonds, and hold a digital asset summit at the mayoral residence. Sliwa is expected to fall behind Mamdani in the pecking order, according to polls also ran against Adams in 2021. During his campaign, Sliwa also made many pro-crypto promises, appealing to the crypto population that was just opening up in the country. He promised to open more crypto ATMs in New York City and create a reward-based program for local businesses to accept digital assets. Cuomo, on the other hand, worked as an adviser for crypto exchange OKX in 2021 as United States authorities were investigating the company for operating a licensed money-transmitting business. According to a Bloomberg report at the time, the former…

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