Mayor Eric Adams is heading to Vegas tomorrow on the taxpayers’ dime, where he’s slated to talk bitcoin at a crypto industry convention, The Post has learned.
Hizzoner is scheduled as a ‘featured speaker’ at crypto-event company DNA House’s conference, alongside household names in crypto like biotech tycoon and former political hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy and Bryan Johnson of Venmo.
President Donald Trump is expected to possibly make an appearance remotely, while Vice President JD Vance is expected to be there in person.
Mayor Eric Adams addresses the attendees at the Crypto Summit round table held at Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Andrea Renault/ZUMA / SplashNews.comThe announcement of the Mayor’s attendance comes on the heels of his ‘NYC Crypto Summit’ at Gracie Mansion last week — in which he revealed the creation of a digital asset advisory council to bring more crypto jobs to NYC.
“The age of tokenization, which includes crypto and blockchain and other fintech innovations, that age is here, and we’re going to continue to move forward with it,” said Mayor Adams last week at the inaugural gathering.
Adams reminded the crowd at the Crypto Summit that he took his initial salary payments in Bitcoin and is promoting NYC as the premier city for the crypto currency industry. ZUMAPRESS.com
Adams is headlining the event alongside Vivek Ramaswamy and Bryan Johnson. Instagram/DNA FundDNA House is co-owned by crypto billionaire Brock Pierce, who was also in attendance at last week’s summit. In 2021, Pierce flew Adams out on his private plane to speak at a separate Crypto event in San Juan, Puerto Rico — though the Mayor asserted that he funded the trip himself.
City Hall confirmed to The Post that the quick trip to ‘Sin City’ is on official business for his duties as Mayor. He will also be joined by Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Affairs Tiffany Raspberry and NYC’s Chief Technology Officer, Matt Fraser.
Adam’s press secretary, Kayla Mamelak, pointed out that he has had an interest in crypto since the start of his tenure as mayor.
“On the heels of our first-ever Digital Assets and Crypto Summit, Mayor Adams will attend the 2025 Bitcoin Conference to continue building connections in this growing industry to boost our local economy, attract top talent, and inspire innovation in New York City,” she added.
The convention is taking place May 27-29 at Maggiano’s Las Vegas. Adams is scheduled to speak tomorrow evening.






