Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former presidential candidate and current Cabinet nominee, made headlines once again with his statement that he had “invested most of his wealth” in Bitcoin. The former independent candidate described Bitcoin as the “currency of freedom” in a Nov. 16 online post, reiterating the digital asset’s power to hedge against currency inflation. And in a recently resurfaced video, he said: RFK Jr’s history of Bitcoin support In July 2023, RFK Jr. revealed that he bought Bitcoin for each of his children. Following the purchase, RFK told an audience in a Twitter Spaces event: “Right after that Bitcoin conference, I got a big check, and I said I’m going to put my money where my mouth is, so I bought two Bitcoin for every one of my seven children.” In April 2024, the former independent candidate revealed that he wanted to place the entire US fiscal budget onchain to achieve maximum transparency and government accountability. During the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, Kennedy promised to establish a Bitcoin strategic reserve if elected president and committed to sign an executive order that would transfer the US government’s vast Bitcoin holdings to the Federal Reserve. In a July 2024 interview with Cointelegraph editor […]