{"id":119498,"date":"2023-07-07T23:17:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T23:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-s-financial-disclosures-reveal-up-to-250000-in-bitcoin-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T23:17:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T23:17:18","slug":"us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-s-financial-disclosures-reveal-up-to-250000-in-bitcoin-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-s-financial-disclosures-reveal-up-to-250000-in-bitcoin-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US presidential candidate RFK Jr.&#8217;s financial disclosures reveal up to $250,000 in Bitcoin\n &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Finance <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fm.cnbc.com\/applications\/cnbc.com\/resources\/editorialfiles\/2023\/07\/07\/Candidate_Report_RFK_Jr.pdf\">disclosures<\/a> reveal that the family of US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr owns Bitcoin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) worth up to $250,000<\/p>\n<p>The June 30 filing showed that he owns between $100,001 and $250,000 and has earned less than $201 from the investment in the flagship digital asset.<\/p>\n<p>The filing does not provide additional information on when the Bitcoin was purchased.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/07\/rfk-jr-bitcoin-investment-raises-ethics-concerns.html\">Reported<\/a> that Kennedy&#8217;s campaign team stated that the Bitcoin belonged to his wife and that the presidential candidate did not hold the asset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investments were not his, but his wife&#8217;s.  He is not involved in her investment decisions,\u201d the team added.<\/p>\n<h2>Kennedy&#8217;s pro-Bitcoin stance<\/h2>\n<p>Since he began his campaign for office, Kennedy has been a consistent advocate for Bitcoin, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-presidential-candidate-robert-kennedy-says-fednow-is-first-step-to-banning-bitcoin\/\">praising<\/a> it on multiple occasions in at events and on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Kennedy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/robert-kennedy-jr-condemns-bidens-proposed-30-bitcoin-mining-tax\/\">criticized<\/a> President Biden&#8217;s administration&#8217;s proposed 30% crypto mining tax and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-presidential-candidate-supports-bitcoin-criticizes-cbdcs\/\">condemned<\/a> central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).<\/p>\n<p>In a June 27 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/1673812201457479681?s=20\"><span class=\"s6\">tweet<\/span><\/a>Kennedy described the flagship asset as &#8220;a bulwark against totalitarianism and the manipulation of our money supply.&#8221;  He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It points the way toward a future in which government institutions are more transparent and more democratic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kennedy also spoke at the Bitcoin Conference in Miami, where he promised to be a pro-Bitcoin president.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, his support for BTC has attracted the crypto community&#8217;s attention, with several stakeholders, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/06\/04\/jack-dorsey-endorses-bitcoin-advocate-robert-f-kennedy-jr-for-president-predicts-win\/\">endorsing<\/a> him for the office.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-presidential-candidate-rfk-jr-s-financial-disclosures-reveal-up-to-250000-in-bitcoin\/\">US presidential candidate RFK Jr.&#8217;s financial disclosures reveal up to $250,000 in Bitcoin<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\">CryptoSlate<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance disclosures reveal that the family of US presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr owns Bitcoin (BTC) worth up to $250,000 The June 30 filing showed that he owns between $100,001 and $250,000 and has earned less than $201 from the investment in the flagship digital asset. 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