PANews reported on August 3 that according to Politico, David Plouffe, global strategic advisor for crypto payment service provider Alchemy Pay, has joined Harris' campaign team. Plouffe will be allowed to retain existing private sector clients, but he will terminate his advisory relationship with TikTok.

Earlier news, former White House senior adviser David Plouffe announced that he had joined the management advisory board of Alchemy Pay, a global crypto payment service provider, as a global strategic advisor, responsible for Alchemy Pay's North American strategy, compliance, government relations and other matters. David Plouffe was Obama's campaign manager and was famous for helping Obama successfully win the US presidential election and held an important position in the White House. After Obama's term ended, David Plouffe also served as Uber's senior vice president and Binance's global advisor.