During his campaign, U.S. presidential candidate Kennedy purchased 21 Bitcoins, supporting the use of cryptocurrency as a transactional currency

PANews reported on May 31st, according to CoinDesk, U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his views on Trump's guilty verdict and cryptocurrencies at the 2024 Consensus Conference. Kennedy stated that he will focus on economic and health issues and will not discuss lawsuits against Trump or Biden. Regarding Trump's support for cryptocurrencies, Kennedy said this is a good thing for the United States. Commitment to cryptocurrency is a commitment to freedom and transparency. He hopes President Biden can also adopt a similar stance. Kennedy pointed out that it needs to ensure that the United States remains at the center of Blockchain technology while ensuring that cryptocurrencies are regulated to protect consumers from frauds. He revealed that he bought 21 bitcoins during his campaign period and three bitcoins for each child. Kennedy also pledged that his campaign goal is to make cryptocurrency a transaction currency without imposing capital gains tax on it.