Kamala Harris, one of the U.S. presidential candidates whose stance on crypto remains unclear, has also begun to slowly build out the group. Harris, who elected Tim Walz as vice president yesterday, has now brought on David Plouffe, who has also worked for crypto companies like Binance and Alchemy Pay.
While Donald Trump has been a big supporter of cryptocurrencies, Kamala Harris has been surprisingly silent on the issue. Harris, who elected Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her vice president yesterday, has also begun to form her own group.
Is It Because of Cryptocurrency?
Harris has hired David Plouffe, who previously served on Binance’s Global Advisory Board and was also a former Obama aide, as one of his strategic advisors. Plouffe recently served as global strategic advisor to Alchemy Pay.
Harris is said to have brought Plouffe into his team last week and the experienced advisor has left Alchemy Pay.
Last month, Kamala Harris hired Brian Nelson, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Treasury Department. Nelson is also involved in the Treasury Department’s case for money laundering and sanctions violations against Binance.
Things Didn't Go Trump's Way
Harris has remained completely silent on cryptocurrencies so far. Harris, who has not commented positively or negatively on the sector, did not attend the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville and drew the reaction of the crypto world.
On the other hand, some experts claim that Harris was almost unable to attend the event just 3 days (after Biden withdrew) due to security concerns.
