Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made campaign promises on Friday advocating for bitcoin users, and said he plans to accept campaign donations in bitcoin.
“As president, I will ensure that your right to possess and use bitcoin is inviolable,” Kennedy said. bitcoin 2023 conference in miami.
Kennedy, who is the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy and the son of Robert F. Kennedy, announced his run for US President last month.
Kennedy has been outspoken in his Help For crypto, he is called the “major innovation engine”.
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Kennedy specifically stated that bitcoin is not a security and should not be regulated as one.
“Bitcoin is in a class by itself,” Kennedy said.
Gary Gensler, chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, confirmed that everything other than bitcoin would be considered a security in an interview Subodh in February.
Kennedy also said he would make sure the US “remains the global center for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.”
Kennedy said, “I will reverse the government’s growing hostility towards this industry and keep innovation at home.”
Kennedy also said he would “carefully consider” whether people like Ross Ulbricht were “prosecuted for actual crimes or as a means to crack down on crypto.”
Kennedy said, “If he had been unjustly made an example of, I would consider pardoning him.”
Ulbricht, who was the creator and main operator of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, was given a double life sentence in 2015.
Kennedy also announced on Friday that he would be “the first presidential campaign in history to accept bitcoin donations through the Lightning Network.”
The Lightning Network is decentralized and enables instant payments.
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul also said he would accept campaign contributions in bitcoin in 2015.
“Today, we are one step closer to the future,” Kennedy said. “Today we show the world the power and durability and resilience of bitcoin.”