Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the first presidential candidate in US history to accept campaign donations in Bitcoin.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) will be the first presidential candidate in US history to accept campaign donations in Bitcoin.
He confirmed it in his first appearance as a presidential candidate at Bitcoin Miami 2023. During the event, he praised cryptocurrency as a “symbol of democracy and freedom.”
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“Today we show the world the power, durability and flexibility of Bitcoin. […] Almost everyone in this room is aware of the link between Bitcoin and democracy and freedom. […] They are passionate about the profound representation of an extreme need we have for freedom and democracy.and for the promise that this innovation has to guarantee these virtues,” he said.
The candidate will face Joe Biden and he had previously expressed that “crypto technologies are an important driver of innovation”, and maintaining that the current United States Government is hindering the industry and taking “innovation elsewhere”.
It should be remembered that during last year’s mid-term elections, Sam Bankman Fried, former CEO of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, donated $40 million in support of various candidates.
Source: Ambito
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