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US Vice President and Democratic candidate for president <a href="https://insidebitcoins.com/news/kamala-harris-price-soars-7-as-polymarket-odds-shift-against-trump-after-presidential-debate-and-this-shib-2" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Kamala Harris</a> made her first public statement on crypto, vowing to encourage investment in both the growing digital asset and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors.
“We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets, while protecting our consumers and investors,” Harris said at a fundraiser at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, according to a Sept. 22 <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-22/harris-vows-to-grow-ai-crypto-industries-in-pitch-to-nyc-donors" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">report</a> by Bloomberg. ”I will bring together labor, small business founders and innovators and major companies. We will partner together to invest in America’s competitiveness, to invest in America’s future.”
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<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-experts-see-harris-comments-as-a-positive-sign-span">Experts See Harris Comments As A Positive Sign</h2>
Several industry experts have shared their opinions about Harris’s first comments on crypto since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate.
 “This is an important and constructive statement from @KamalaHarris,” said Coinbase’s policy chief Faryar Shirzad in a Sept. 22 X post.
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 This is an important and constructive statement from <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@KamalaHarris</a>.
 It’s not nearly as forward leaning as the concrete and visionary positions taken by <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@realDonaldTrump</a>, but it’s still notable because: – she recognizes digital asset innovation as being important and on par… <a href="https://t.co/sIzq06a4lU" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/sIzq06a4lU</a>
 — Faryar Shirzad 🛡️ (@faryarshirzad) <a href="https://twitter.com/faryarshirzad/status/1837967033612546429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">September 22, 2024</a>
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But he went on to say that Harris’s promise to invest in crypto and AI is “not as forward leaning” as the bullish crypto statements that have been made by her Republican rival <a href="https://insidebitcoins.com/news/donald-trump-meme-coins-plunge-after-presidential-debate-as-kamala-harris-odds-gain-on-polymarket" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Donald Trump</a>. Nevertheless, he said it signals that Harris has recognized crypto innovation as “important.”
Alexander Grieve, government affairs vice president at Paradigm, also <a href="https://x.com/AlexanderGrieve/status/1837948931369808095" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">labeled</a> Harris’s statement as “encouraging.” He added that the outcome of the election will have a positive effect on the nascent crypto industry, because it will finally bring an end to what he calls “the last anti-crypto administration.”
<h2 id="span-style-font-weight-400-kamala-harris-builds-polymarket-lead-over-trump-span">Kamala Harris Builds Polymarket Lead Over Trump</h2>
Harris’s odds of winning the election on the decentralized betting platform <a href="https://polymarket.com/event/presidential-election-winner-2024?tid=1727074731917" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Polymarket</a> have improved since her comments. Over the past 24 hours, the Democratic candidate’s odds rose 1% on Polymarket. 
This added to the gain in the past month, pushing the total increase in the last 30 days to 5%. Meanwhile, Trump’s odds remained the same throughout the past day.&nbsp;
Overall, bettors on Polymarket see a 52% chance of Harris taking the White House in November, while Trump’s odds stand at 47%.
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