Am I bad if I hope he bought "Bitcoin" at some broker who doesn't actually give him any coin or wallet? Even better, one of those new Bitmap collectibles (OP did say collectible). And then when it folds, his kids would have learnt an even more valuable lesson about Bitcoin ownership.

I take that back. It is bad...

Mmm I wouldn't be so sure about that. I don't think this guy will be the main candidate for the democratic party but, besides that, in the last election we saw many states with a minimum votes difference so having, let's say, 200k people in a state voting for you because of bitcoin could actually play a big difference. There are better candidates than him in my opinion but anyway is nice to see a politician supporting bitcoin.

RFK Jr. is a divisive figure due to his controversial opinions on vaccines and his staunch support of Israel and Zionism, which many consider a racist ideology. It might be free publicity for Bitcoin, but it might not necessarily be good publicity. Having a president that is pro-Bitcoin could potentially have massive ramifications but I don't think the establishment is ready for the US dollar to lose it's financial hegemony and will try to impede the ascension of anybody that upsets the status quo.

You might be wrong in assuming bitcoin was purchased at all either for him or his kids. Politicians irrespective of party affiliation have been proven to and would lie through the teeth all in order to pander to voters. In this case, he may be trying to reach the younger voters by claiming to have bought bitcoins for his kids.

I guess we’ll be seeing a lot of Hunter drugs jokes as long as Biden is in the White House. Besides, why use bitcoin to purchase drugs when you can always use cash?

I am not going to look for any proof that he really does. If he values his candidacy then he's on it and really did it. But it doesn't matter to me, just like what I have said, at the end of the day he's still a politician.

These politicians have got a lot to discuss and it's not just all about Bitcoin. There are too many issues that they need to address and I am okay with that. Anyway, I am not a voter but anyone is welcome on this community whether he's a politician with good intention or just for the sake of votes.

Politicians promise a lot and they sell a lot of hopes. At the end, they break lot of their promises and fail to complete their plans. Hope rarely becomes true from pololician promises.

They only need votes and love to gain attention from others. They want to have feeling to be important people and they know that no one will be able to send them into prisons because they don't complete promises in their propaganda.

Laws support politicians and they exploit it to trap their supporters for personal pride, votes ... Bitcoin need more friendly regulations to have better adoption but one politican can not do anything big to change a game. Especially RF Kenedy Jr. is not a competitive candidate.

I do not exaggerate when I say politicians are amongst three to five things or people I dislike.
I completely agree with you, it's a political move and also anyone out there headed for the seat can also say this. What they say and how they say don't matter, all that matters is how they make plans to make all of these happening.
All of these are strategies and plainly self centered comments to get support from the Crypto Community. His comment also ain't relevant, it jas not positive impact on the price of Bitcoin.

He shouldn't lie with such information because there is no need to do that just for cheap publicity after he denied owning any. But a document shown by CNBC proves that the presidential hopeful's family owns about $100k to $250k worth of Bitcoin. How the coin is held is unclear but I think his children should demand to take custody of the wallet if he still controls them. They should be old enough to handle their Bitcoin inheritance. But if it is untrue, let his conscience judge him.


Politicians can't be trusted but I am happy he is promoting something I like. Some politicians promote gun ownership, immigration control, and racial discrimination to gain some support from the electorate. So I am glad Kennedy is promoting Bitcoin to gain the support of the community. He has also been attacking conventional banks and speaking against centralization through CBDCs. He even criticized UK banks for trying to silence some customers due to their political ideology. Although his chances to win are slim, if he finally does, Bitcoin will receive better treatment. But for now, let's enjoy the publicity.

Correct and thank you for reminding me hehehe. It might be why my first impression of uncle Robert's bitcoin purchase was he did it just as a collectible. I wish he is sincere in his support, however like you, the skeptical me is also asking why would he tell everyone that he supports bitcoin if it is not only for his self interest.

It's election season and it's a time to sell all kinds of lies to electorates and politician would say all sorts of things when they are canvassing for votes. I have never believed Robert F. Kennedy promises that his administration would promote the acceptance of Bitcoin in America if he becomes president. I do not believe that he's holding a sizable amount of Bitcoin, I do not believe that he bought 2 BTC for each of his children. I think RFK is only saying all these to rally support from crypto enthusiasts in America.