More than 20 industry professionals wrote to Harris' campaign team, seeking a meeting this month to discuss encryption policy

Odaily Odaily reported that several crypto industry leaders requested a meeting with the campaign policy team of U.S. Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz this month to discuss policy proposals to promote innovation and inclusion. In a letter sent to the campaign policy team on Tuesday, Nat'l Policy Network WOC Blockchain founder Cleve Mesidor, Black Women Blockchain Committee founder Olayinka Odeniran, and Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School professor Tonya Evans and others called for the establishment of a regulatory framework for Web3 and DeFi to encourage innovation in the United States. More than 20 people signed the letter. They wrote: "Our group of different Web3 and DeFi industry leaders wrote to request a meeting with the HarrisWalz campaign policy team in October 2024 to discuss the importance of Web3 and DeFi policies and regulatory frameworks to promote innovation in the United States." It pointed out that "... In order to ensure an opportunity economy on a fair competitive environment, the government must strike a balance between consumer protection measures and policies that promote financial inclusion and capital formation." (The Block)