At a fundraiser in New York City in September, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris publicly expressed her support for emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and digital assets.
“We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets, while protecting our consumers and investors,” she told the Cipriani Wall Street event, according to a report in Bloomberg—related or not to her comments, the event raised $27 million for Harris’ campaign.
It wasn’t so much putting her cards on the table as flashing a quick enough glimpse to at least discern whether they were hearts or clubs.
Since announcing her candidacy for U.S. President, Harris has kept her stance on digital assets and blockchain conspicuously close to her chest. So even this quite general passing reference to the industry was swiftly jumped on by starving policy predictors, commentators, and shareholders in the digital asset space.
Significantly, her comments have been interpretedas a “promising proof of pivot,” away …