Keisha
Lance
Bottoms,
soon
to
be
Joe
Biden’s
senior
campaign
adviser,
told
the
media
that
crypto
is
a
nonpartisan
issue.
On
June
27,
Bottoms
told
The
Hill
that
crypto
is
“a
nonpolitical
and
unifying
issue
that
has
received
bipartisan
support,”
adding
that
crypto
has
attracted
attention
from
voters
across
the
US.
She
added
that
crypto
and
blockchain
are
“evolving
the
financial
system,”
including
by
empowering
Atlanta’s
Black-owned
businesses.
She
commented
on
financial
inclusion,
stating
she
aims
to
address
issues
that
“impact
communities
of
color
who
are
disproportionately
unbanked
and
underbanked
in
America.”
Bottoms
called
for
fair
regulation
The
Atlanta
Journal-Constitution
(AJC)
separately
reported
that
Bottoms
appeared
at
Crypto
Votes
Atlanta,
an
event
hosted
by
Stand
With
Crypto,
on
June
26.
During
the
event,
she
emphasized
that
the
crypto
industry
is
asking
for
regulation
that
deals
with
financial
products
fairly
and
is
“equitable
and
accessible
for
communities.”
She
continued:
“We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
bad
actors
don’t
have
a
seat
at
the
table
because
it
gives
the
industry
as
a
whole
a
bad
name.”
Bottoms
said
she
has
worked
to
understand
the
crypto
industry
since
the
cybercrime
group
Lockbit
carried
out
a
ransomware
attack
on
Fulton
County
in
early
2024.
She
called
the
incident
her
first
interaction
with
crypto.
Biden
campaign
adviser
Bottoms’
statements
coincide
with
reports
that
she
will
join
Joe
Biden’s
presidential
campaign
as
a
senior
adviser,
as
Ebony
reported
on
June
26.
Bottoms
has
served
on
Coinbase’s
Global
Advisory
Council
since
April.
The
Hill
reported
that
she
would
stay
in
the
role
after
joining
the
Biden
campaign.
Bottoms
also
served
as
the
Biden
administration’s
Director
of
the
Office
of
Public
Engagement
from
July
2022
to
2023
and
acted
as
the
President’s
Senior
Adviser
during
the
same
period.
She
was
Atlanta’s
mayor
from
January
2018
to
January
2022.
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