Unconfirmed: Should NYC’s Pension Funds Invest in Crypto? This Comptroller Candidate Says Yes - Ep.235
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English - May 07, 2021 07:30 - 32 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsBusiness News News Tech News fintech bitcoin blockchain crypto cryptocurrency digitalasset digitalcurrency distributedledger ethereum laurashin Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Reshma Patel, a Democratic candidate for New York City’s Comptroller position, talks about her “future proof” plan for the city, which centers on investing in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. In this episode, she discusses:
what duties the New York City Controller performs
how Reshma thinks crypto and blockchain tech can help New York City, which she calls her “future proof” plan
how a city comptroller would go about investing 1%-3% of the city’s pension funds into crypto
what type of crypto investment vehicles would be appropriate for the city to invest in
why Reshma became interested in crypto in the first place
what sort of real-world issues blockchain technology could solve in NYC, particularly in its procurement system
whether Reshma envisions an NYC blockchain solution for its procurement system being on a private or public blockchain
how the Comptroller could influence the state of New York to make the BitLicense more accessible for entrepreneurs
why NYC must compete in the blockchain/crypto space with Miami and Wyoming
how crypto could help NYC recover post-COVID
what comes next for Reshma’s campaign and why she is not allowed to receive crypto donations
Thank you to our sponsors!
Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021
Tezos: https://tezos.com/discover?utm_source=laura-shin&utm_medium=podcast-sponsorship-unconfirmed&utm_campaign=tezos-campaign&utm_content=hero
NEAR: https://near.org
Episode Links
Reshma Patel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reshmapatelnyc?lang=en
Blockchain campaign: https://www.reshma2021.com/blockchain
CoinDesk profile: https://www.coindesk.com/city-comptroller-candidate-says-blockchain-is-in-new-yorks-future
The Block article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/102122/candidate-nyc-comptroller-crypto-blockchain
Miscellaneous Links
BitLicense
https://ciphertrace.com/new-york-bitlicense/
https://www.coindesk.com/bitlicense-timeline
Duties of NYC Comptroller
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/about/duties-of-the-comptroller/
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/doge-up-13000-ytd/
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Reshma Patel, a Democratic candidate for New York City’s Comptroller position, talks about her “future proof” plan for the city, which centers on investing in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. In this episode, she discusses:
what duties the New York City Controller performs how Reshma thinks crypto and blockchain tech can help New York City, which she calls her “future proof” plan how a city comptroller would go about investing 1%-3% of the city’s pension funds into crypto what type of crypto investment vehicles would be appropriate for the city to invest in why Reshma became interested in crypto in the first place what sort of real-world issues blockchain technology could solve in NYC, particularly in its procurement system whether Reshma envisions an NYC blockchain solution for its procurement system being on a private or public blockchain how the Comptroller could influence the state of New York to make the BitLicense more accessible for entrepreneurs why NYC must compete in the blockchain/crypto space with Miami and Wyoming how crypto could help NYC recover post-COVID what comes next for Reshma’s campaign and why she is not allowed to receive crypto donations
Thank you to our sponsors!
Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021
NEAR: https://near.org
Episode Links
Reshma Patel
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reshmapatelnyc?lang=en Blockchain campaign: https://www.reshma2021.com/blockchain CoinDesk profile: https://www.coindesk.com/city-comptroller-candidate-says-blockchain-is-in-new-yorks-future The Block article: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/102122/candidate-nyc-comptroller-crypto-blockchainMiscellaneous Links
BitLicense https://ciphertrace.com/new-york-bitlicense/https://www.coindesk.com/bitlicense-timeline Duties of NYC Comptroller
https://comptroller.nyc.gov/about/duties-of-the-comptroller/
Link to the Crypto News Recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/doge-up-13000-ytd/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices