In a noteworthy development, COINOTAG reported on October 2 that prominent figures in the cryptocurrency sector have petitioned for a meeting with the policy team of US Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, to deliberate on policy recommendations aimed at fostering innovation and inclusion. Cleve Mesidor, the founder of National Policy Network of Women of Color in Blockchain, along with Olayinka Odeniran of the Black Women Blockchain Committee and Tonya Evans, a professor at Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law School, spearheaded this initiative. They sent a letter on Tuesday urging the establishment of a comprehensive regulatory framework for Web3 and DeFi technologies to drive innovation within the United States. The letter garnered more than 20 signatories, affirming a collective industry appeal for progressive policy change.