Kamala Harris Will Not Be Speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference

Rumors that Vice President Kamala Harris would be speaking at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville circulated for about a day, but an update on the matter by the event's CEO refuted the possibility.

Kamala Harris might speak at Bitcoin 2024 conference

Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, may be set to speak at the upcoming Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

According to a recent statement by David Bailey, the CEO of the event, Harris' campaign is currently in talks for her to attend the conference, which is scheduled to take place from July 25 to 27.

“We’re in talks with Kamala Harris campaign for her to speak at the conference,” Bailey said in a tweet on July 23. “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.”

Harris, who was nominated as a candidate for the presidential election when Joe Biden bowed out of the race on July 21, has not yet publicly expressed her stance on cryptocurrency. However, her potential attendance at the Bitcoin conference could indicate a shift in her attention toward the crypto industry.

Her rival, Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump, is already set to speak at the Bitcoin conference. In addition to Trump, who has adopted a pro-crypto stance, other notable political figures are also set to speak at the event. These include pro-crypto candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn.

Harris doesn't have much public opinion on crypto, but she's now doing her homework on it as it has become a hot political topic this election year. Billionaire investor Mark Cuban told Politico that she could be open to changing policies, and that sends a message.

“The feedback I’m getting, but certainly not confirmed by the VP, is that she will be far more open to business, crypto, and government as a service.”

He added that he was getting multiple questions from her camp about crypto, “So I take that as a good sign.”

The Harris campaign is trying to ensure that she can gain favor from crypto enthusiasts before the election in November. However, her rival already has a head start, claiming to be a “crypto candidate” with rumors that Trump may announce a strategic Bitcoin reserve for the United States at the conference.

But Actually, No…

Although the rumors about her potential attendance circulated for about a day, an update on the matter by Bailey refuted the possibility due to an alleged conversation Harris had with her team.

I'm sorry, but you don't get to just screw our industry over for 4 years, push operation choke point, enlist Gensler and Warren as your Champions, and then just pretend you're hip with Bitcoin. Major democrat donor told me Kamala says privately “Bitcoin is money for criminals”

— David Bailey?? ($0.65mm/btc) (@DavidFBailey) July 24, 2024

An earlier report by Axios, which stated that Harris was set to speak at the Bitcoin conference, was also later refuted by Bailey.

“I’m sorry, but you don’t get to just screw our industry over for 4 years, push operation choke point, enlist Gensler and Warren as your Champions, and then just pretend you’re hip with Bitcoin,” Bailey said in a tweet on July 24. “Major democrat donor told me Kamala says privately ‘Bitcoin is money for criminals.’”

Harris has not yet publicly commented on the matter or on her potential attendance at the Bitcoin conference.

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