The 2024 presidential election has become a referendum on the future of cryptocurrency—or at least that's what the blockchain industry is trying to convince politicians. Backing by the top-funded super PAC of the cycle, crypto leaders have already swayed former President Donald Trump to become a Bitcoin booster. Now they are hoping to convert Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party, to the crypto cause.
After Trump delivered a stump speech at the annual Bitcoin conference in July, hosted this year in Nashville, Democrats in the crypto sector have been working to turn the tide and convince blockchain supporters to vote blue while making inroads with the Harris campaign. A new grassroots organization, Crypto for Harris, is hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, which is set to be attended by top Democratic politicians, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), along with Mark Cuban and Adam Scaramucci.
