Is the old American president going all in?
Robert Kennedy Jr., a US presidential candidate, made a bold statement, claiming that if elected president, he would put the entire US budget on the blockchain for public supervision. Not only that, Kennedy Jr. has long expressed his support for cryptocurrency, believing that this is an epoch-making product.
Such a platform has caused constant speculation from the outside world whether the presidential candidate has an unclear interest relationship with the cryptocurrency industry behind the scenes. However, among the many US presidential candidates, Kennedy Jr. is not the only politician who holds and supports Bitcoin. Republican presidential candidate BEC Laswmi not only owns Bitcoin and Thai side worth $300,000, but also invests in crypto companies Moon Pay and Shippir Software. Just two days after Kennedy Jr. announced that he would accept Bitcoin donations, Lamons also stated on his personal social media that he would accept Bitcoin to donate to his campaign, and donors would also receive exclusive NFTs. Another Republican candidate is also a strong competitor of Trump in the party. Florida. State Governor Rn Disscentives also supports cryptocurrency. He promised that after being elected, he would support citizens' rights and freedom to buy and sell digital assets such as Bitcoin to avoid regulation stifling the development of Bitcoin. Dissantas pointed out that the current US government is obviously hostile to Bitcoin. If this situation continues for years, the government may eventually kill Bitcoin. Moreover, like Kennedy Jr., Dissantas is also an opponent of CBDC. He publicly stated at the end of March last year that he proposed to legislate in Florida to prohibit the use of CBDC issued by the US government as currency to protect the safety and privacy of the people. In early May, Florida responded to Dissantas' call and banned the use of CBDC throughout the state. At present, there are still many politicians in the Republican Party who support cryptocurrencies, but it is not ruled out that these are just a campaign strategy for politicians to fight against Democratic Biden, please crypto users, and win votes. According to Insider Intelligence, by the end of 2024, the number of adults in the United States who own at least one cryptocurrency will reach 70 million, accounting for about 30% of the total US population. On the other hand, the current Biden administration's suppression of cryptocurrencies is also obvious to all.
