U.S. VP Harris’ campaign reaches out to Coinbase, Circle and Ripple Labs: FT

The presidential campaign of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has started reaching out to major cryptocurrency firms, including Coinbase, Circle and Ripple Labs, according to a recent Financial Times (FT) report. Sources familiar with the matter indicate that these efforts are not focused on fundraising but on fostering constructive relationships and developing a regulatory framework that will support the growth of cryptocurrencies as an asset class. In a related development, at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, former U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Harris intends to appoint SEC Chair Gary Gensler as Treasury Secretary if she is elected.