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Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen made a massive contribution to Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, donating $1 million in XRP.

Federal Election Commission filings reveal that Larsen donated on August 14 to Future Forward PAC, a political action committee supporting Harris. The contribution was categorized as a non-contribution account, an in-kind donation of 1,754,815.29 XRP, not liquidated.

Future Forward PAC utilizes Coinbase Commerce, a platform that converts donated digital assets into USDC.

Fox Business journalist Eleanor Terrett initially reported Larsen’s donation, identifying it as the first crypto contribution to Harris’s campaign.

Chris Larsen Bets Big on Kamala Harris with $1 Million Crypto Donation

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