US Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Champions Bitcoin and Crypto Donations

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed to defend Bitcoin against "invasive surveillance" and protect the right to hold and use the cryptocurrency. Speaking at the 2023 Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Kennedy criticized President Joe Biden's proposed 30% tax on energy use for Bitcoin miners, saying it would require an invasive surveillance apparatus to monitor miner energy usage. He also pledged to uphold the right to run a private node and said KYC requirements should be applied at the level of banks and exchanges, not at the level of nodes.