Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams signed executive order #57 creating the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology, effective immediately.
• The office will operate within the mayor’s office, with its director ultimately reporting to the city’s chief technology officer.
• Moises Rendon, a city digital-asset policy advisor since 2024, was appointed to lead the new office.
• Early priorities include forming a commission of digital-asset leaders and aligning city efforts with state and federal rules to attract investment and talent.
• The rollout begins as Adams prepares to leave office on January 1, 2026, setting the initiative to continue through the mayoral transition.