Sam Bankman-Fried Dined With Eric Adams at NYC Mayor’s Go-To Italian Restaurant

In March 2022, Bankman-Fried even took a dinner with Mayor Adams at Osteria La Baia, an Italian restaurant near the Museum of Modern Art that’s owned by friends of Hizzoner and has become his de-facto after-hours office. A copy of the mayor’s public schedule has a “Hold for Mayor” meeting on March 3, 2022, starting at 8:30 p.m. ET, but does not include details of who he met with. In September 2022 Bankman-Fried was slated to meet New York Governor Kathy Hochul at The Capital Grille steakhouse – an odd…

NYC mayor releases plans for responsible AI usage in local government

The administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a plan for the adoption and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) within the local government, along with a new integration into city applications.  On Oct. 16, the administration released an update saying it is developing a framework through which city agencies can “carefully” evaluate AI tools and their risks. The framework is also designed to help build government employees’ knowledge and skills of AI technologies and improve life quality for local residents. According to the announcement the plan will include…

AI opens doors for NFT artist Ellie Pritts at Bitforms gallery in NYC

This month, Los Angeles-based nonfungible token (NFT) artist Ellie Pritts is celebrating “In the Screen I am Everything,” her first solo show in New York City — and her first time taking over pioneering net art gallery Bitforms.  Eight animations from the technicolor exhibition are available to mint as NFTs on Ethereum, displayed on screens alongside a few physical prints. The multilayered process Pritts used for all three series on view unites them across media. Pritts broke onto the NFT scene in 2021 when she tried minting a few existing…

Solana Spaces to Shut Down Its Stores in NYC and Miami

Though the initiative by Solana Spaces was creative and path-breaking, it was short-lived. Solana Spaces, a physical retail, educational, and community space dedicated to Web3, will close its outlets by the end of the month. The company used storefronts in New York City and Miami to promote the adoption of its Solana blockchain and is all set to shut down its locations. According to the company representatives, the startup had reached a divergence point and now wants to switch from the brick-and-mortar experiences to the buzzing world of Non-Fungible Tokens…

NYC Mayor stands by Bitcoin pledge amid bear market, FTX: Report

Eric Adams, who became mayor of New York City in January, has reportedly stood behind a campaign pledge to make the city a crypto hub, despite a drop in the price of many tokens in 2022. According to a Dec. 12 report from Slate, Adams suggested he still wanted New York City to be the “center of the cryptocurrency industry” — one of the plans he announced during his mayoral run in November 2021. The New York City mayor reportedly converted the first of his three paychecks while in office…

NYC Mayor Undeterred by FTX Collapse — Insists Crypto Is an Industry ‘We Must Embrace’ – Bitcoin News

The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, is not discouraged by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and heavy market sell-offs. Noting that crypto is coming whether we like it or not, he stressed the importance of moving into this space. NYC’s Mayor on FTX Collapse and the Importance of Embracing Crypto New York City Mayor Eric Adams answered some questions about how the meltdown of crypto exchange FTX affects his crypto stance Tuesday at the Manhattan Family Justice Center. Adams is a big supporter of bitcoin and crypto.…

NFT NYC 2022: A look inside a massive NFT conference

NFT NYC 2022 was filled with emerging NFT projects and industry experts. Cointelegraph senior reporter Rachel Wolfson spent a day exploring NFT NYC 2022 to learn about emerging nonfungible token projects,or NFTs, and how the sector may advance. A recent market report published by Verified Market Research (VMR) predicts that the NFT market could reach a value of $230 billion by 2030. NFT NYC 2022 certainly demonstrated the potential of the NFT sector, highlighting some of the most promising use cases and industry experts.  For instance, Camila Russo, founder of…