Regulation
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Speaks at Consensus 2024 on Trump and Crypto
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a news conference Thursday in Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas. Here are some of his comments:
Donald Trump’s guilty verdict
“I’m going to talk about broader issues of concern. I want to focus on economic issues and health issues. That’s what my campaign is about. I’m not going to get dragged into a pile of dirt. I don’t want to not I have ideas I have been very disciplined in not talking about lawsuits against. [Joe] Biden or Trump. »
Thoughts on Trump’s new pro-crypto stance
“I’m happy about it. I think it’s a good thing for our country. The commitment to crypto is a commitment to freedom and transparency. I’m not going to question whether it “It was a political decision. I’m glad he did it, and I hope President Biden does it too.”
The biggest problems facing crypto regulation in the United States
“I think transactional freedom is one. We need sovereignty over our own wallets, transactional freedom, and transparent currency. We need to make sure that America remains the hub of blockchain technology. I will ensuring that cryptocurrency is regulated in a way that protects the consumer from deceptive schemes I have purchased 21 bitcoins since I started this campaign, I have also purchased three coins for each of my children.
What future for crypto fans?
“My goal if I am elected president is for crypto to be a transactional currency. That people can have freedom of transaction. That people have the choice to buy it or not. I think it should be treated as a currency we should not tax “
What made him run for president
“I toyed with the idea of going into politics when I was younger. For two decades I took that off the plate. I saw what happened during Covid and when the government shut down the economy. I thought it was wrong. The government shut down all the churches, they attacked the 5th amendment, shut down businesses without due process…they shut down jury trials, they violated the. bans and I saw this attack on the constitution and censorship, not just to me but to so many people who were trying to speak out, I saw that and I saw that It seemed so unethical to. my country All 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 is supposed to be like.