Криптовалюты не в топе приоритетов Камалы Харрис — надолго ли?

cryptonews.ruPublicado a 2022-02-10Actualizado a 2024-08-10

Вице-президент США Камала Харрис (Kamala Harris) оказалась в эпицентре криптовалютного ажиотажа. Еще бы! Ведь до президентских выборов осталось всего ничего — 88 дней, а опросы показывают, что она идет ноздря в ноздрю с Дональдом Трампом (Donald Trump) в ключевых штатах. Тут тебе и демократы из криптоиндустрии активизировались, и республиканцы подсуетились — каждый тянет одеяло на себя.

А что же сама Харрис? Молчит как партизан! С момента объявления о своем участии в президентской гонке 21 июля она и словом не обмолвилась об экономических вопросах, включая те, что касаются криптоиндустрии. Зато ее команда уже вовсю шушукается с криптобоссами, а сотрудники Белого дома с опытом в этой сфере, говорят, перебегают в ее лагерь быстрее, чем биткоин растет после халвинга.

«Цифровые активы и крипта сейчас не в топе приоритетов ее кампании», — заявила Шейла Уоррен (Sheila Warren), гендиректор Crypto Council for Innovation. Ну еще бы! Видимо, Харрис пока не до того — она готовится к турне по ключевым штатам, пока Трамп отсиживается в кустах до окончания съезда демократов 22 августа.

Но демократы не дремлют. Представитель Северной Каролины Уайли Никель (Wiley Nickel) заявил: «Мы не отдадим эту тему Трампу». 14 августа группа «Crypto Advocates for Harris» организует виртуальный митинг, чтобы подтолкнуть Харрис к разработке четкой политической платформы по криптовалютам. На мероприятии выступят сам Никель, предприниматель Марк Кубан (Mark Cuban) и другие лидеры индустрии.

Тем временем, прогнозная платформа Polymarket, которая изначально отдавала победу Трампу над Байденом, теперь оценивает гонку между Харрис и республиканским кандидатом как «на равных».

Криптокомпании, похоже, тоже почуяли ветер перемен. Брайан Армстронг (Brian Armstrong), гендиректор Coinbase, заявил 1 августа: «Мы все более оптимистично настроены в отношении того, что следующая администрация, будь то демократы или республиканцы, будет конструктивно относиться к криптовалютам». И добавил: «Риторика изменилась».

Законодатели тем временем пытаются наставить Харрис на путь истинный. В июльском письме к председателю Национального комитета Демократической партии Джейми Харрисону (Jaime Harrison) группа конгрессменов во главе с Никелем призвала руководство партии занять «перспективный подход» к цифровым активам и блокчейн-технологиям. По их мнению, Харрис может изменить общественное восприятие, будто Демократическая партия негативно относится к цифровым активам.

«У Демократической партии появился свежий взгляд на цифровые активы и регулирование», — заявил Никель. «Мы очень воодушевлены тем, что услышали от кампании Харрис. Думаю, важно, чтобы мы переосмыслили этот вопрос».

Но пока ни Харрис, ни ее напарник, губернатор Миннесоты Тим Уолц (Tim Walz), не промолвили ни слова по поводу своей политики в отношении криптовалют. Видимо, решили держать интригу до последнего.

Мо Вела (Moe Vela), бывший советник Байдена, призывает Харрис не тянуть кота за хвост: «Ей нужно очень четко и публично заявить о своей позиции и планах в отношении криптовалют. Нам, демократам, нужно криптопробуждение… Нам нужно пересмотреть преимущества крипты и понять, как она может помочь нам достичь наших целей».

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