Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist, recently expressed his concerns about Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its potential impact on personal freedom. In an interview on the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast, Kennedy warned that CBDC could be used by governments to track individuals’ spending, giving them complete knowledge of every transaction and the ability to tax and control financial activities. He also mentioned that CBDC could be tied to social credit scores, further enabling government interference in people’s ability to spend money. Kennedy believes that Bitcoin offers a solution to these challenges, as it provides transactional freedom and is not controlled by any entity. He sees Bitcoin as a way to promote financial freedom worldwide. Kennedy also discussed how Bitcoin can serve as an escape route for users during economic crises and criticized government crackdowns on cryptocurrencies, which he believes strengthen government control over financial and political systems. He disclosed that his family recently invested in Bitcoin and announced that he would accept campaign donations in the cryptocurrency. Kennedy sees Bitcoin as a bulwark against totalitarianism and a means to create more transparent and democratic government institutions. As of the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $37k, experiencing a significant surge in the past three months.
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| Geography | Global |
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| Relevance Score | 1 |
| People | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. |
| Companies | Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Democratic Party, Bitcoin, Operation Chokepoint, Miami Bitcoin conference, Crypto News Flash, Peter McCormack, Bitcoin conference, technocrats, What Bitcoin Did podcast, totalitarians, social credit scores |
| Currencies | Bitcoin |
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