The debate between U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Trump has ended. During the debate, the two discussed abortion rights, the proliferation of guns, and the war in Ukraine, but still did not mention cryptocurrency. However, this seems to have been expected. According to data from the prediction platform Polymarket, before the debate began, the probability of Trump mentioning cryptocurrency in the debate was 17%, while the probability of Harris mentioning cryptocurrency was 11%.
After the debate, Trump's chance of winning fell sharply by 3%, while Harris' chance of winning increased by 3%, and the two were tied again.
Of the two major candidates, Trump is seen as the more friendly to the cryptocurrency industry, promising to end "illegal and un-American suppression" of the U.S. cryptocurrency industry. The Republican presidential candidate has also established ties to the industry by choosing crypto-supporter J.D. Vance as his running mate and pledging support for Bitcoin miners.
However, Harris has also begun to extend an olive branch to the cryptocurrency industry, and there is news that her team hopes to learn more about cryptocurrencies. Although it is unclear what stance Harris will take, most people in the cryptocurrency industry are quite dissatisfied with the Biden administration's current approach to digital asset regulation.
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