USA Vice President Harris vowed that if elected, she would support increased investment in the ai and cryptos industry. Last Sunday, she promoted her economic agenda to donors in New York City, stating that the agenda will promote innovation and focus regulatory efforts on protecting consumers and investors.

Harris said at a fundraising event at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, 'I will unite labor, small business founders, innovators, and large corporations. We will work together to invest in America's competitiveness, invest in America's future. We will encourage innovation technologies such as ai and digital assets, while protecting our consumers and investors.'

Harris's comments mark the first time the Democratic presidential candidate has commented on cryptos, and investors and enthusiasts in the industry are waiting to see if her actions will differ from Biden's.

Coinbase policy executive Faryar Shirzad said in an X post on September 22 that this is an important and constructive statement by Harris. While not as concrete and visionary as Trump's stance, it is still noteworthy as it indicates Harris' recognition of the importance of digital assets innovation, placing it on par with ai.

Alexander Grieve, Vice President of Government Affairs at the venture capital firm Paradigm, called Harris's comments on X 'encouraging,' adding that regardless of who wins in November, 'this (Biden administration) should be the last anti-cryptos government.'

Jake Chervinsky, General Counsel at Variant, wrote on X, 'This is progress, and good progress at that. But what Harris means by 'while protecting our consumers and investors' could imply many things. The anti-cryptos camp uses 'consumer protection' as a smokescreen to conceal their attempts to destroy our industry. I personally want to see the policy details.'

The cryptos industry has become an important participant in the 2024 presidential election. Industry executives and investors were angered by the heavy regulations of the Biden government and hoped to demonstrate their influence partly through substantial political donations. Advocacy organization Public Citizen reported last month that U.S. cryptos companies, including Coinbase, Ripple, and Gemini, have spent nearly $0.12 billion to influence the November election.

In August this year, during the interval of the Democratic National Convention, at a Bloomberg News roundtable meeting, one of Harris's campaign policy advisors revealed that Harris hopes to promote the growth of digital assets, but she also expressed interest in safeguard measures for this industry, which has already seen many well-known companies go out of business.

Harris's opponent, former President Trump, has also publicly shown favor to this industry, promising to dismiss Gary Gensler, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whose term expires in 2026, choose a regulator friendly to the industry, and create a stablecoin framework.

Trump once again showed goodwill to the digital asset community last week by paying for hamburgers at a cryptocurrency-themed bar in New York City with bitcoin.

Harris's economic agenda is primarily aimed at voters concerned about high prices, which has been a political burden for the Biden administration. She has pledged to promote a series of tax exemptions and reductions, as well as projects to alleviate the burden on low-income and middle-class American families.

She also said, 'We will create a secure business environment and adhere to consistent and transparent rules. We will invest in semiconductors, clean energy, and other future industries, reducing unnecessary bureaucracy.'