Harris Makes First Comments About Crypto Plans

With little more than a month to go until U.S. elections, Vice President Harris provided her first comments directly addressing crypto as Democratic presidential nominee at a Wall Street fundraiser this weekend.

What’s the Scoop?

• Crypto Comments: VP Harris was reported as saying she “will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets while protecting our consumers and investors” at a star-studded fundraiser in Manhattan this weekend, tickets to which sold for as much as $1M. 

Bankless Take:

Although the official Democratic party platform omits any reference to crypto and neither candidate has spoken to policy specifics, many industry participants have taken comfort in the fact that both U.S. presidential candidates have talked about crypto. When juxtaposed against outward expressions of crypto support from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who is personally associated with two separate crypto projects, Kamala’s brief mention feels comparably hollow, particularly this late into the election.