Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged that crypto entrepreneurs have faced harassment and demonisation by regulators, praised their resilience and expressed confidence that the industry is entering a turning point toward broader acceptance

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But you withstood. Your resiliency is admirable, and it will all pay off, because everyone is going to come around and understand these are different days and different times.”

You were harassed, you were demonized, you were treated as though you were the enemy, instead of the believers,” he said.