Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign team has begun reaching out to ask questions about the cryptocurrency industry, a source who spoke with a member of her campaign team said.

Harris' team wants to learn more about crypto, the source said, calling the discussion itself a "relatively high-level intro conversation." They said her team asked why crypto is getting a lot of attention and wanted more information on past conversations the crypto industry had with President Joe Biden's advisor.

"My impression is they get that this matters," the source said. "They want to have positions on it… they're going to take their time."

Kevin Munoz, Harris' spokesperson, did not respond to a request for comment from The Block.

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