With Bitcoin soaring 135% this year and officially breaking through the $100000 mark today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has also taken advantage of this year's surge to counter his critics who initially criticized him.

According to DL News, Eric Adams said at a press conference this Tuesday:

Do you remember when you laughed at me for buying Bitcoin? Who is the one who laughs the last now

In January 2022, Eric Adams When he first took office as the mayor of New York, he decided to receive his first three salaries in the form of Bitcoin and Ethereum. At that time, he received a total of approximately $30000 worth of cryptocurrency income. Although Eric Adams refused to disclose the amount of cryptocurrency he currently holds at a press conference, according to his latest financial statements, his Bitcoin holdings are estimated to be between $5000 and $54999 by the end of 2023. As the price of Bitcoin soared to $100000 in 2024 and Ethereum also rose to $3800, its investment value saw a significant increase.

Eric Adams said about this:

Go take a look at my Bitcoin. You mocked me back then, saying that I was crazy to exchange my first three salaries for Bitcoin? Now you must wish you had done the same thing

It is worth mentioning that Eric Adams is not the only official who pays salaries in cryptocurrency. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Belgian Congressman Christophe De Beukelaer have also publicly stated that their salaries are paid in Bitcoin.