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The US Democratic presidential candidate made some powerful pledges on the “Nakamoto Stage” at the Bitcoin 2023 conference.
Robert F. Kennedy shared his experiences with bitcoin, saying he would defend the right of Americans to own and use the asset if elected president.
“As President, I will ensure that your right to own and use bitcoin is inviolable.”
Kennedy continued, “I am an ardent defender and lifelong defender of civil liberties, and bitcoin is an exercise and a guarantee of those liberties.”
“As President, I will ensure that your right to possess and use bitcoin is inviolable.” – 🇺🇸 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. #bitcoin2023 pic.twitter.com/oLtCmhiy3D
– The Bitcoin Conference (@TheBitcoinConf) May 19, 2023
bitcoin is freedom
The presidential candidate told the audience that it was Canada’s crackdown on truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions that piqued his interest and understanding of bitcoin.
“When I saw this holocaust, this devastating use of government repression, I realized for the first time how important free money is to freedom, as is free expression,” he said, before adding:
“Bitcoin is a great antidote to exactly this kind of government and corporate expansion and intrusion.”
In his proposed presidential agenda, he also outlined plans to exempt bitcoin mining operations from electricity taxes and allow Americans to mine BTC at home to generate wealth.
The move is in stark contrast to President Biden’s proposed 30% tax on bitcoin miners which is another nail in the coffin of the crypto industry in the US.
Kennedy also announced that he would be the first presidential candidate in US history to accept campaign donations in BTC.
Political Figures Behind Bitcoin
2023 Bitcoin Had Several Notable Political Speakers conference, including former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Cynthia Loomis and presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Kennedy Jr. is the nephew of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.
Senator Cynthia Lummis said, “Bitcoin is something that is so compatible with American values that we need to make sure it is protected, nurtured, and allowed to innovate here in the United States.”
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