{"id":579123,"date":"2024-09-23T09:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=579123"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:34:23","slug":"kamala-harris-backs-crypto-and-ai-in-first-public-comments-on-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/kamala-harris-backs-crypto-and-ai-in-first-public-comments-on-industry","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Backs Crypto And AI In First Public Comments On Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Vice President and Democratic candidate for president <\/span>Kamala Harris<\/span><\/a> made her first public statement on crypto, vowing to encourage investment in both the growing digital asset and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets, while protecting our consumers and investors,” Harris said at a fundraiser at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, according to a Sept. 22 <\/span>report<\/span><\/a> by Bloomberg. ”I will bring together labor, small business founders and innovators and major companies. We will partner together to invest in America’s competitiveness, to invest in America’s future.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Experts See Harris Comments As A Positive Sign<\/span><\/h2>\n

Several industry experts have shared their opinions about Harris’s first comments on crypto since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.<\/span><\/p>\n

“This is an important and constructive statement from @KamalaHarris,” said Coinbase’s policy chief Faryar Shirzad in a Sept. 22 X post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is an important and constructive statement from @KamalaHarris<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It’s not nearly as forward leaning as the concrete and visionary positions taken by @realDonaldTrump<\/a>, but it’s still notable because:
– she recognizes digital asset innovation as being important and on par… https:\/\/t.co\/sIzq06a4lU<\/a><\/p>\n

— Faryar Shirzad 🛡️ (@faryarshirzad) September 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n