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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks at Consensus 2024 on Trump and Cryptography
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US presidential candidate, spoke at a press conference on Thursday in Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas. Here are some of his comments:
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“I’m going to talk about issues of broader concern. I want to focus on economic issues and health issues. That’s what my campaign is about. I’m not going to be dragged into the filth pile. I don’t want to have any say. I’ve been very disciplined. not to talk about legal actions against [Joe] Biden or Trump.”
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“I’m happy about it. I think it’s a good thing for our country. The commitment to encryption is a commitment to freedom and transparency. I’m not going to question whether it was a political decision. I’m glad he did it, and I hope President Biden does too.”
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“I think transactional freedom is one of them. We need sovereignty over our own wallets, transactional freedom, and a currency that is transparent. We need to ensure that America remains the center of blockchain technology. I will ensure that cryptocurrency is regulated in a way which protects consumers from deceptive schemes, I have purchased 21 bitcoins since I started this campaign and I have also purchased three coins for each of my children.
What does the future hold for crypto fans?
“My goal, if I’m elected president, is for crypto to be a transactional currency. That people can have transactional freedom. That people can choose whether they can buy it. I think it should be treated like a currency; we shouldn’t tax it like capital gains. I think there are problems with how we do that. I believe it should be a currency used to buy things like apples and lunches and coffee and that people can do that.”
What inspired him to run for president
“I toyed with getting into politics when I was younger. For two decades I took it off my plate. I saw what happened during Covid and when the government closed the economy. I thought it was wrong. The government closed all the churches, they attacked the 5th amendment, they shut down businesses without due process… they ended jury trials, they violated prohibitions and I saw this attack on the constitution and censorship, not just to me, but to a lot of people who were trying to speak, I saw it and. antithetical to my country. All of these traditional values of my party and my country were disappearing, and I felt like I could play a unique role in showing people what America should be like.