Blockchain and cryptocurrency market technology should be taught in schools, according to the incoming New York mayor.

The comments come just days after New York Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he wanted to receive his first three wage packets in Bitcoin (BTC).

His latest comments, during an interview with [CNN](https://edition.cnn.com/), reinforced his stance on cryptocurrency technology, with Adams suggesting schools should be teaching crypto.

## 'The New Way of Thinking'

He said: ‘We must open our schools to teach the technology, to teach this new way of thinking.’

Adams described cryptocurrency as ‘a new way of paying for goods and services throughout the entire globe’ as he urged schools to prepare students for the ‘new way of thinking’ created by by blockchain technology and digital assets.

In part, his call for crypto education was prompted by his experience with young New Yorkers. He told CNN: ‘When I talked about blockchain and Bitcoin, young people on the street stopped and asked me “What is that?”.’

## New York Should Remain a Centre of Innovation

The comments by Adams received a mixed reaction on social media, with some saying cryptocurrency technology ‘must’ become part of school curricula and others arguing schools should remain focused on teaching core subjects and the basic concepts of finance first.

During the interview, Adams suggested he will encourage businesses in New York to accept cryptocurrencies as payment. While he insisted such a move would be taken carefully to ‘get it right’, Adams insisted it was necessary to ensure New York remains a ‘center of innovation, no matter what that innovation is’.

If the school plan suggested by Adams was implemented, New York wouldn’t be the first US city to do so.

Earlier this year, a bill was passed by the Georgia House of Representatives which called for state education officials to implement in high schools a financial literacy programme which would include crypto.


Teach Global Blockchain Technology in Schools: NY Mayor

Despite advancements in the cryptocurrency industry, crypto trading is largely governed by fear of missing out (FOMO).

Investors tune in to the latest news and hype and attempt to maximise profits in as short a period as possible. I believe in investing keeping a long-term vision.

Here are some popular tips on steps you can make part of your investment strategy, and maybe reduce your fear of missing out.

### 1.     Follow eminent personalities and important crypto accounts on Twitter

If you are not on Twitter in this day and age, you are missing out. Before reading further, open the Twitter app, search for Elon Musk, follow him and turn on notifications! Whenever he posts in favour of Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Bitcoin or Ethereum, expect crypto prices to rise.

Follow influential crypto personalities, accounts that track whale behaviour, the official accounts of crypto projects you favour, trustworthy crypto news accounts and relevant hashtags and topics. In fact, you should create a Twitter List to keep track of these accounts.

### 2.     Look out for new listings on exchanges

As soon as a new crypto token hits an exchange, more often than not its price skyrockets immediately, albeit for a short duration. Jump on the bandwagon but be careful, you could incur a heavy loss if you do not invest wisely and quickly – you should know when to move in and out!

### 3.     Learn to read between the lines

News that is not related to the crypto industry could have an indirect impact on the demand for a crypto asset. For example, Facebook’s rebranding to Meta saw the prices of Metaverse-related tokens like Decentraland (MANA) and Ethverse (ETHV) jump considerably.

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Crypto Blockchain Industries: What to Know

Since Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) first burst into the limelight and turned the artwork world upside down with Beeple’s mega-auction, the public’s fascination with NFT projects is only expected to accelerate. Investors who are hungry for more are increasingly turning their attention towards NFT projects to invest in, even those that are beginning to show even the earliest signs of promise.

In short, the world is developing an insatiable appetite for new Non-Fungible Tokens.

For those new to the scene, NFTs are individual units of data stored on the blockchain. A certificate, if you will, confirming that the digital asset (NFT) is entirely unique and not “fungible” or tradeable. NFTs largely apply to videos, photos, audio and pretty much any kind of digital file.

Here are some of the most promising NFT projects coming up:

## SupDucks 

Flex yo Ducks people! [SupDucks](https://supducks.com/) NFTs are a MegaVoltCorp effort brought to you by a team of 5 individuals. It’s an artistic collection of 10,000 hand-drawn duck heads in the avatar style featuring a swath of unique features including 16 different backgrounds, 18 skins, 38 clothes, 38 hats, 27 mouths, and 27 eyes, and the project didn’t stop there. You can even buy your own collection of 10 duck heads.

Each duck head has a unique combination of characteristics adding to its rarity, and because of the way the NFTs are generated, they’ve established a very loyal base of buyers. There are already [SupDucks](https://supducks.com/) being bought for six-figure sums.

## Veefriends

Brought to you by one time wine critic and now social media mogul, [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Vaynerchuk), or better known as "Gary Vee.” [Veefriends](https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/how-to-buy-your-first-veefriends/) is the brainchild of Gary Vee who unilaterally, and quite successfully, created his own collection of NFTs consisting of 10,255 tokens.

The popularity of this NFT project can be attributed directly to Gary Vee himself. NFT owners can take pride knowing that they are a bona fide owner of the digital guru’s personal drawings, imagined and created by the man himself. On Friday, Oct. 1st, British auction house, Christie’s, put up five of Gary Vee’s “art works” for bidding. They went for over $1.2 million.

## World of Women

This project deals very effectively with the under-representation of women in the cryptocurrency market. Yam Karkai launched the NFTs with her partner Raphael Malavieille on June 27th, 2021. Both have a history in the art world and recognized the NFT phenomenon as a way of further promoting their artwork. Now, the combined value of the project, which consists of a collection of 10,000 NFTs, is at least $51 million and continuing upward.

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