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Top authorities officials, including Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo and Kamala Harris’ erstwhile main of unit Kristine Lucius, attended the virtual crypto gathering hosted by Congressman Ro Khanna connected Aug. 8, Fox News’ Eleanor Terret reported.
White House advisor Anita Dunn, National Economic Adviser Lael Brainard, and Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed were expected to attend. However, Terret revealed that Dunn was absent contempt being progressive successful a akin gathering previously.
Billionaire capitalist Mark Cuban and Silicon Valley “super angel” capitalist Ron Conway, on with different unnamed manufacture leaders, attended the meeting.
Details of the gathering person not been disclosed arsenic of property time, and the reported participants person yet to marque immoderate nationalist statements connected the matter.
The gathering is portion of a wide effort to marque Harris’ run much crypto-friendly. Democrats person launched a caller advocacy radical called “Crypto for Harris” to antagonistic erstwhile President Donald Trump’s increasing power wrong the industry.
The radical besides plans to big a virtual municipality hallway gathering adjacent week and volition beryllium attended by notable names successful the industry, including Cuban and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci. Several Democrat lawmakers are besides expected to marque an appearance.
Jonathan Padilla, CEO of Web3 selling steadfast Snickerdoodle and 1 of the organizers of Crypto for Harris said:
“The United States indispensable proceed to beryllium a person successful blockchain and crypto. Groups similar Crypto for Harris are moving hard to guarantee the close policies and conversations instrumentality spot to guarantee that outcome.”
The lawsuit aims to contiguous Harris arsenic a pro-crypto candidate, countering Trump’s efforts to seizure the crypto community’s support. Other efforts see adding erstwhile crypto advisers David Plouffe and Gene Sperling to her campaign.
Trump has been making pro-crypto remarks since May aft he opened up for Bitcoin (BTC) donations to his campaign. Since then, the US statesmanlike campaigner vowed to end the existent administration’s crusade against crypto and doubled down connected these claims.
Additionally, helium promised to occurrence SEC Chairman Gary Gensler connected Day 1 and to marque the US a “superpower” of Bitcoin if elected during this year’s Bitcoin Conference successful Nashville.
Despite Trump’s likelihood of winning the predetermination reaching 72% connected the Polygon-based prediction marketplace Polymarket connected July 16, it has been connected a diminution since then. At the clip of writing, some Harris’ and Trump’s likelihood are tied astatine 49%.
The station Deputy Treasury Secretary, erstwhile Harris main of unit among attendees astatine Democrats’ virtual crypto summit appeared archetypal connected CryptoSlate.
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