FX168 Financial News (Asia Pacific) News US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) said at a rally in Michigan that blockchain technology can play a key role in improving government transparency and called for a Web 3.0 transformation of the federal budget. He proposed that after winning the election, the national budget will be listed on the blockchain so that 300 million Americans can check it 24 hours a day.
According to Decrypt, JFK Jr. is a long-time Bitcoin supporter, and he mentioned, “I'm going to put the entire US budget on the blockchain so every American can check every budget item in the entire budget 24 hours a day at any time.”
(Source: Decrypt)
JFK Jr.'s latest comments continue his ongoing campaign to promote cryptocurrency technology to improve the country's economy. In July 2023, he proposed a plan to gradually support the US dollar with Bitcoin and exempt Bitcoin from capital gains tax after being elected.
He emphasized at the time that Bitcoin is not a security, does not require regulation, and will end the current US President Joe Biden era's oppression of crypto companies by Choke Point 2.0.
However, JFK Jr. acknowledged that while blockchain can empower citizens in terms of government supervision, transparency could also be a weapon against them.
He was wary of central bank digital currency (CBDC), saying the technology is “a tool of control and oppression, and it will definitely be misused.”
According to CNN (CNN), independent candidates such as JFK Jr. performed exceptionally well in early polls for the presidential election this fall. This highlighted people's dissatisfaction with Biden and Trump, and further increased uncertainty.
According to five national polls in early March, when JFK Jr.'s name was clearly included in the survey questions, his independent presidential campaign received an average of 13% support.
According to the “Daily Mail” (Daily Mail), the latest US National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) poll shows that since voters are unhappy to see another confrontation between Biden and Trump, JFK Jr., who ran as an independent candidate, received voters' attention and became a key player in influencing the 2024 election.
According to polls, 13% of voters support JFK Jr., which is significantly higher than other independent candidates. For example, Green Party candidate Jill Stein received 3% support, while Cornel West's approval rating was only 2%.
Notably, JFK Jr. revealed earlier that the Republican presidential candidate Trump's team asked him to consider becoming the former president's running partner.
Trump's co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita (Chris LaCivita) then quickly retaliated, denying JFK Jr.'s claims.