Kamala Harris' alleged words about Bitcoin drew reaction
It was claimed that possible presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who turned down the invitation for the Bitcoin conference that will start tomorrow, had negative thoughts about Bitcoin. David Bailey, the organizer of the conference in question, quoted Harris' words from the mouth of a major democratic donor.
It was claimed that Kamala Harris, who is considered certain to be a presidential candidate, used negative statements about Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey wrote that Harris said 'Bitcoin is the money of criminals' and that he received this information from a large democratic donor.
Bailey posted the following post from account X:
“I'm sorry, but you can't pretend you're interested in Bitcoin after you've been ruining our industry for four years, starting the 'Choke Point' operation, choosing Gensler and Warren as your champions. A major democratic donor told me that Kamala personally told him, 'Bitcoin is the money of criminals.'”
These alleged words, Harris, drew the reaction of Bitcoin investors. David Gokhshtein, one of the leading figures in the crypto industry, said, “He is not interested in Bitcoin. They have been attacking this sector for the last three and a half years. All they want is the vote.” he commented.
Mark Cuban said otherwise
On the other hand, billionaire cryptocurrency investor Mark Cuban told the press that Harris' team contacted him and asked questions about cryptocurrencies. Cuban also added that he received information that Harris would be open to artificial intelligence and crypto.
Bitcoin conference turned down the invitation
Bailey had announced the previous day that he had met with Harris' team to speak at the Bitcoin conference, which will begin tomorrow. Bailey, the organizer of the conference, stated that Harris would not attend today and said, "It was not a surprise for us. What can he say when he's already jailing so many developers, forcing our industry to go abroad, attacking PoW...” he said.
