00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02Bitcoin's price rose over 3% to hit its highest level in more than six weeks after
00:07Donald Trump backed cryptocurrency at a conference over the weekend.
00:11Trump said that if elected, he would make the U.S. the world's cryptocurrency leader
00:14and end the persecution of the crypto industry.
00:18Kamala Harris' advisers have reportedly reached out to major cryptocurrencies to reset
00:22the Democratic Party's relationship with the industry.
00:25Those comments come as the SEC ramped up crypto-related enforcement actions, and Gensler
00:30had called Bitcoin speculative and used for illegal activities.
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