Kennedy thinks digital assets like bitcoin could aid people’s monetary troubles and opposed the eventual launch of a digital dollar.
Highlights
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr – nephew of former President John F Kennedy - is running for the Democratic nomination in 2024 elections.
- He thinks digital assets like bitcoin could aid people’s monetary troubles and opposed the launch of a digital dollar.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida – is also an opponent of the creation of a CBDC in the U.S.
- and proposed its total ban on such a financial product in the territory of Florida.
- He likened a potential digital dollar to China’s e-CNY, where the central bank allegedly uses it to monitor transactions and “cut off access to goods and services.”
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CBDCs Are Aimed at Tracking Purchases and Controlling Our Money: US Congresswoman