Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says people should be allowed to freely use the cryptocurrency, with only “the narrowest control”
US Democratic Party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to support the public use of Bitcoin if he wins the election in 2024. In an interview with the New York Post published on Thursday, Kennedy Jr. said he believes people should be allowed to use the cryptocurrency freely.
“I will make sure that we have policies that support Bitcoin and the freedom to transact and that will allow individuals to manage their own Bitcoin wallets, nodes, and passwords. I will allow only the narrowest controls that are necessary to prevent money laundering,” Kennedy Jr. stated, adding that he opposes central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) “because they are instruments of control and oppression, and are certain to be abused.”
Last month, 69-year-old Kennedy Jr. became the first presidential candidate in US history to…
