Gemini
co-founder
Tyler
Winklevoss
expressed
skepticism
about
Vice
President
Kamala
Harris
pivoting
to
support
Bitcoin
and
the
crypto
industry
following
reports
that
she
may
speak
at
the
upcoming
Bitcoin2024
conference
in
Nashville.
The
remarks
come
after
Bitcoin
Magazine
CEO
David
Bailey
revealed
ongoing
discussions
with
Harris’
campaign
about
her
speaking
at
the
conference.
He
further
stated:
“Would
be
very
savvy
of
her
to
reset
the
democrat
positioning
on
the
fastest
growing
voter
block
in
the
country.
They’re
making
up
their
minds
today.”
Pivot
on
crypto?
Media
reports
have
also
revealed
that
Harris’
advisors
reached
out
to
billionaire
Mark
Cuban
with
queries
about
crypto
policy.
Cuban told
Politico
that
business
leaders
are
warming
to
the
prospect
that
Harris
might
be
a
stronger
advocate
for
emerging
tech
sectors
than
her
predecessor.
He
added:
“The
feedback
I’m
getting,
but
certainly
not
confirmed
by
the
VP,
is
that
she
will
be
far
more
open
to
business,
[artificial
intelligence],
crypto,
and
government
as
a
service.”
However,
Winklevoss
believes
her
actions
come
too
late
and
she
needs
to
do
more
than
just
speak
at
the
conference,
considering
her
incumbent
role
in
the
government.
He
said:
“Talk
is
cheap.
She
would
need
to
start
by
immediately
firing
[SEC
Chairman]
Gary
Gensler,
withdrawing
all
SEC
enforcement
actions
against
good
actors,
and
ending
Operation
Chokepoint
2.0.
She
won’t
do
this
so
she
won’t
stand
a
chance
in
winning
back
the
crypto
voting
block.
Time
for
change.”
The
developments
come
less
than
48
hours
into
Harris’s
campaign
for
president,
which
kicked
off
after
President
Joe
Biden
announced
he
would
not
seek
reelection
and
endorsed
Harris
in
his
place.
The
move
has
intensified
scrutiny
of
her
policies
and
public
engagements,
with
many
questioning
if
she
will
maintain
the
strict
stance
toward
digital
assets
or
take
a
new
approach
amid
growing
voter
interest.
The
Digital
Chamber
recently
urged
her
to
adopt
a
more
progressive
stance
toward
the
industry
and
take
immediate
steps
to
change
the
negative
public
perception
among
crypto
voters,
who
are
a
key
constituency
for
the
Democrats.
Trump’s
pro-crypto
stance
Former
President
Donald
Trump
is
also
slated
to
speak
at
the
Bitcoin2024
conference,
marking
a
notable
push
to
attract
support
from
the
crypto
community.
There
are
unconfirmed
rumors
that
he
will
propose
making
Bitcoin
a
strategic
reserve
asset
for
the
US
at
the
event,
which
has
caused
significant
excitement
in
the
community.
Trump
has
voiced
strong
support
for
digital
assets
in
recent
weeks,
becoming
the
first
Presidential
candidate
to
accept
donations
in
Bitcoin.
He
has
also
pledged
to
create
a
friendlier
regulatory
environment
for
cryptocurrencies,
contrasting
sharply
with
the
current
administration’s
perceived
regulatory
uncertainty.
Trump
has
gained
increasing
support
among
industry
leaders
following
his
supportive
public
statements.
Notable
names,
including
the
Winklevoss
twins,
Cathie
Wood,
and
Elon
Musk,
have
all
endorsed
him
due
to
the
belief
that
his
policies
will
be
more
favorable
for
the
sector
after
the
challenges
faced
under
Biden.
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