ChainCatcher news, according to Fox News, Federal Election Commission documents show that Vice President Harris's presidential campaign team spent $2.6 million on private flights in the final weeks of the election season. The cost of each expenditure ranged from $3,500 to $940,000, with $2.2 million going to a company called Private Jet Services Group and $430,000 going to charter brokerage firm Advanced Aviation Team.These expenditures are just a small part of the financial decisions under strict scrutiny for the campaign. For example, after Oprah Winfrey spoke at a rally on October 15, Harris's team paid $1 million to the television star's production company.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Associated Press, Harris's campaign team has cut off CNN's live broadcast of the election night watch party held at Howard University. As the situation in the swing states increasingly favors Trump, the cheers from the crowd at the event have become less frequent, and some attendees have left the venue. It is still unclear whether Harris will appear at her alma mater.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, analyst Curran analyzed the U.S. non-farm data and pointed out that this is clearly a set of mixed numbers, just as everyone expected. Economists will need several months of clear data to accurately assess the state of the job market.Politically, Trump's campaign team may seize the opportunity of the overall decline in employment numbers, while Harris's campaign team can point out that the unemployment rate remains stable.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, the latest election data shows that with only two weeks left until the election, political donations from the cryptocurrency industry are primarily directed towards Vice President Kamala Harris and several competitive House districts. Ripple co-founder and chairman Chris Larsen has donated over $11.8 million to political action committees (PACs) supporting Harris's campaign, making him one of the largest individual donors from the crypto industry in this election cycle.In September, Larsen donated $9.9 million to Future Forward PAC, while also contributing over $800,000 to the Harris Victory Fund. Including a $1 million donation of XRP tokens in August, Larsen's total contributions to Harris's campaign have exceeded $11.8 million. Larsen stated that his support for Harris stems from his communication with the campaign team and Harris's performance since she took over as the candidate from Biden in July.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reported that several leaders in the crypto industry have requested a meeting this month with U.S. Vice President Harris and her campaign partner Tim Walz's policy team to discuss proposals for promoting innovation and inclusivity.In a letter sent to the campaign policy team on Tuesday, Cleve Mesidor, founder of the Nat'l Policy Network WOC Blockchain, Olayinka Odeniran, founder of the Black Women Blockchain Council, and Tonya Evans, a professor at Penn State Dickinson Law, among others, called for the establishment of a regulatory framework for Web3 and DeFi to encourage innovation in the U.S. Over 20 people signed the letter.

ChainCatcher news, citing sources from CoinDesk, reports that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign team may not elaborate on its cryptocurrency policy stance before the 2024 election.Several insiders have indicated that senior officials from Harris's campaign have been meeting with a small group of insiders from the crypto industry to discuss policy issues, but those involved in the discussions do not expect any significant breakthroughs before the voting. Harris expressed caution when mentioning cryptocurrency for the first time over the weekend, stating that her presidential term would encourage innovative technologies such as AI and digital assets while protecting consumers and investors. Insiders noted that this statement was intentionally kept broad.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase's CFO stated that Kamala Harris's campaign team is using Coinbase to accept cryptocurrency donations.

ChainCatcher News: Former U.S. President Trump and his partner Vance's campaign team appointed co-chairs for the transition team. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett stated that Harris herself and members of her campaign team were absent from the event. If the goal of the "Crypto4Harris" event on Wednesday night was to persuade the skeptical digital asset industry to believe that Harris's election as president is something they should support, then the event achieved almost nothing.Eleanor Terrett said, "I received over a hundred pieces of audience feedback. Most respondents were neither satisfied with Harris's performance on the call nor did they believe she would cooperate with the so-called 'crypto reset' encouraged by Democratic politicians and industry leaders. This is mainly because Harris has not publicly stated her position on cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire stated in an interview with CNBC that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign team is actively engaging with the cryptocurrency industry to gain a deeper understanding of relevant policies.Allaire said, "Both the government and Harris's campaign team are working to understand the issues, participants, policies, and more in this industry."The two candidates are expected to discuss their economic policies, including their stance on digital assets, in the televised debate on September 10.

ChainCatcher News: U.S. President Biden's senior economic advisor and former Ripple Labs board member Gene Sperling will leave the White House to join Vice President Harris's 2024 presidential campaign team. Biden announced this personnel change on August 5.It is reported that Sperling has served as a senior advisor to the Biden administration since 2021, having previously worked in the Clinton and Obama administrations, and joined the Ripple board in 2015. Former Coin Security Council advisor David Plouffe will also support Harris's campaign.

ChainCatcher news, according to Politico, former White House senior advisor David Plouffe has joined the Harris campaign team. Plouffe will be allowed to retain his existing private sector clients, but he will terminate his consulting relationship with TikTok.It is reported that Plouffe served as Obama's campaign manager in 2008 and played the same role as a senior advisor in Obama's re-election in 2012. Previously, David Plouffe announced in March of this year that he joined the global crypto payment service provider Alchemy Pay's management advisory board as a global strategic advisor, responsible for Alchemy Pay's North American strategy, compliance, government relations, and other matters.

ChainCatcher news, according to Global Market reports, Trump's campaign team recently announced that they raised $138.7 million in July, a figure lower than the $200 million Vice President Harris raised in her first week of campaigning. The Trump team pointed out that as of August, their cash reserves stood at $327 million, which puts them under some financial pressure with only three months left until the election.Harris's campaign team has not yet disclosed the specific fundraising total for July, but stated that since she took over Biden's campaign team, she raised a record $200 million in just 7 days, with two-thirds of the funds coming from first-time donors. This situation indicates that Harris's campaign is generating a new wave of donations and volunteer participation, enhancing her competitiveness in the upcoming election battle.

ChainCatcher news, Fox reporter Eleanor Terrett disclosed on X that California Congressman Ro Khanna will host another meeting in Washington on Monday, with leaders from the crypto industry, Democratic politicians, and representatives from the Harris campaign team in attendance.Eleanor Terrett stated that this move represents an effort by pro-crypto Democrats to re-establish a new starting point with the industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Trump's campaign team raised $21 million during the 2024 Bitcoin Conference. The funds primarily came from a fundraising event held after Trump's speech on Saturday, organized by Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Hagerty, with 100 attendees.Bitcoin Magazine CEO stated, "This is the second highest amount raised by Trump in three presidential campaigns, with funds coming from the industry and whales." Trump previously reported that in 2022, he personally held cryptocurrency valued between $100,000 and $250,000. According to documents from the Federal Election Commission, his campaign has raised a total of $221 million, with $128 million in cash on hand.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, regarding today's news that Vice President Harris's campaign team is seeking to re-establish contact with Bitcoin and crypto teams, advisors to the Harris campaign clarified that the initiative to reconnect with the cryptocurrency industry is primarily not aimed at obtaining election donations, but rather to build a positive relationship with the crypto industry and pave the way for a reasonable regulatory framework. It is reported that the relevant framework will support the growth and stability of the digital asset class, benefiting the broader financial ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the Harris campaign team stated that they have raised $200 million in the past week and recruited 170,000 new volunteers.

According to ChainCatcher, The Block reported that a source who spoke with a member of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign team said that Vice President Harris's presidential campaign team has begun to actively inquire about issues related to the cryptocurrency industry.The source stated that Harris's team wants to learn more about cryptocurrency and described the discussions as "relatively high-level introductory conversations." Her team asked why cryptocurrency has received so much attention and wanted to learn more about past conversations the cryptocurrency industry had with President Biden's advisors. "My impression is that they understand this is important," the source said. "They want to have a position on it... they will take their time."

ChainCatcher news, according to MSNBC, the Harris campaign is considering U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg as a vice presidential candidate.

ChainCatcher news, new documents show that from mid-May to the end of June, Trump's campaign team received approximately $3.3 million in cryptocurrency donations, of which only a small portion (just 0.3%) came from ordinary donors who are not crypto executives. The vast majority of Trump's cryptocurrency donations came from well-known cryptocurrency executives.