Mayor Eric Adams said blockchain can securely manage vital records, like birth and death certificates, maintaining privacy while ensuring accessibility for New Yorkers and their next of kin

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We’re also looking at the power of blockchain and how it can be used to manage sensitive information, like our vital records,” said Adams.

Bringing blockchain security capabilities to the city means that birth certificates and death records could remain private, but accessible to New Yorkers and their next of kins,” he told a group of financiers, crypto developers, and reporters assembled at the mayor’s official residence Tuesday.