Seeking to boost support among Black male voters, the campaign of the Democratic Party presidential nominee Kamala Harris released an outreach agenda this week—which included a promise for cryptocurrency regulation to protect Black men who invest in digital assets.

It was the most concrete statement to date from the current Vice President, whose truncated campaign—since taking over for Joe Biden in July—has put far less focus on crypto than that of her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump.

The Harris campaign’s move this week was met with mixed reactions. While some crypto investors and industry members praised the sharper language on crypto regulation from Harris, others criticized the framing as being specifically about Black men.

“It was overdue; a lot of people were waiting for some announcement of support from Kamala Harris to the crypto community and investors,” Dr. Ali Emdad, Director of the Center for the Study of Blockchain and Financial Technology at Morgan State University, told Decrypt.

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