David Plouffe, who has taken on roles in the cryptocurrency sector, is reportedly joining U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign team. 

Plouffe, who previously worked on former President Barack Obama's team, will be a senior adviser to Harris, according to reports from Politico and Reuters on Friday. 

Plouffe has made a number of statements about crypto in the past and, over the last couple of years, joined the Binance Global Advisory Board and also served as a global strategic advisor for Alchemy Pay, a firm that connects crypto and fiat currencies. 

Plouffe, in his capacity as an advisor for Alchemy Pay, spoke about the need for new regulations for the crypto industry in an interview with CoinDesk about a year ago. 

"On the government side, there …