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former US President Kennedy (John F. Kennedy) 's nephew Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Robert F. Kennedy Jr., RFK Jr.) said todaythat: "I have invested most of my wealth in BTC, indicating my full commitment."
The first presidential candidate in US history to accept BTC campaign donations
On November 14, the new President Trump announced the personnel of the new government,nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). RFK Jr. announced his withdrawal from the 2024 US presidential election in August 2024, and instead supported Trump, and attracted much attention due to hissupport for BTC and free currency.
Previously, BlockTempo reported in 2023 thatthat RFK Jr. confirmed the fact that he holds BTC, and said that this was to buy 2 BTC for each of his 7 children. He said:
After the BTC conference this year, I decided to act on my words and bought 2 BTC for each of my 7 children.
BTC is a free currency
RFK Jr. recently revealed in an interview that he said:
"I am a staunch supporter of BTC. A year ago I attended another BTC conference.
After returning home, I invested most of my wealth in BTC, so I am fully committed."
RFK Jr. praised BTC's ability to change monetary inflation, as the US government debt exceeds $36 trillion. On the 17th,he said:
BTC is a free currency, a tool for the American middle class to resist inflation, a remedy for the downgrade of the US dollar's status as a global reserve currency, and a haven to escape the destructive national debt.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s reform blueprint
RFK Jr. publicly stated in April 2024 that he hopes to "chain" the entire US fiscal budget, using blockchain technology to achieve maximum transparency and government accountability. In July of the same year, at a BTC event in Nashville, Tennessee, he promised that if elected president, he would establish a "BTC strategic reserve" and sign an executive order to transfer the large amount of BTC held by the US government to the Federal Reserve to strengthen the stability of government finances and monetary policy. (Note that RFK Jr. was an independent candidate for US president at the time)
In an interview with Cointelegraph, RFK Jr. further elaborated on his vision, emphasizing that BTC can ensure the reserve currency status of the US dollar. He believes that BTC is "inevitable", and the US should take the initiative to incorporate BTC into the national strategic reserve, thereby maintaining an advantage in future global economic competition.
