A spokesperson for cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase revealed to foreign media "The Block" that "Future Forward", a super political action committee (Super PAC) that supports U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's candidacy for president, has reached an agreement with Coinbase Commerce Form a partnership and start accepting cryptocurrency donations.
Future Forward is currently one of the top-raised Democratic political action committees, raising about $164 million as of Sept. 4, according to OpenSecrets.
Future Forward initially supported current President Joe Biden's re-election bid, but switched to supporting Harris after Biden withdrew from the election. The committee is also the main external spending group supporting Harris' campaign and is considered a major donor to the Democratic Party.
Coinbase Commerce is a retail payment platform that allows merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments. It supports dozens of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC. In May this year, Donald Trump’s campaign team began accepting cryptocurrency donations through the platform.
In response to Fortune magazine's earlier quote from Coinbase Chief Financial Officer Alesia Haas that "Harris Harris is accepting cryptocurrency donations," a spokesperson for the exchange emphasized that these donations were actually accepted by Future Forward and not by Harris' campaign team. Direct operation.
Upon inquiry, Harris' campaign website currently does not support donations in cryptocurrency.
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