RFK JR planea respaldar el dólar estadounidense con Bitcoin
- Una reciente divulgación de inversiones mostró que Kennedy está expuesto a Bitcoin, lo que genera temores sobre un posible conflicto de intereses.
- Kennedy se convirtió en uno de los primeros candidatos presidenciales de EE. UU. en aceptar donaciones en Bitcoin.
- El hombre de 69 años se comprometió a eximir las ganancias de Bitcoin del impuesto al capital si es elegido presidente.
El candidato presidencial de EE. UU., Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ha presentado una serie de planes centrados en Bitcoin que implementaría si fuera elegido presidente. Mientras discurso en un evento del PAC Heal-the-Divide, el candidato demócrata dijo que estabilizaría el dólar estadounidense respaldándolo con activos como Bitcoin, oro, plata y platino.
Kennedy explained that “backing dollars and U.S. debt obligations with hard assets could help restore strength to the dollar, rein in inflation, and usher in a new era of American financial stability, peace, and prosperity.”
Al compartir su visión de devolver a EE. UU. a un estándar de moneda fuerte, Kennedy dijo:
Mi plan sería empezar muy, muy pequeño; tal vez 1% de T-bills emitidos estarían respaldados por moneda fuerte, como oro, plata, platino o bitcoin.
El político de 69 años también dijo que aumentaría la cantidad asignada cada año en función de los resultados del intento inicial.
Kennedy also promised to “exempt the conversion of bitcoin to the U.S. dollar from capital gains taxes.” Kennedy believes that the proposed exemption would encourage investment and motivate companies to expand their operations in the United States rather than in other crypto-friendly countries like Singapore or Switzerland.
Él dijo,
Los beneficios incluyen facilitar la innovación y estimular la inversión, garantizar la privacidad de los ciudadanos e incentivar a las empresas para hacer crecer sus negocios y empleos tecnológicos en los Estados Unidos en lugar de en Singapur, Suiza, Alemania y Portugal. Los eventos no imponibles no se pueden reportar, y eso significa que será más difícil para los gobiernos armar la moneda contra la libertad de expresión, que, como muchos de ustedes saben, es uno de mis principales objetivos.
The environmental lawyer also reaffirmed some of the promises he made during his address at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in May, including “defending the right of self-custody of bitcoin,” preserving “the right to run a node at home,” and supporting “industry-neutral regulation of energy.”
Kennedy’s crypto ambitions will no doubt face several hurdles. For example, Bitcoin is liable to capital gains tax since the Internal Revenue Service views it as property and an investment rather than a currency. Additionally, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been agresivamente cracking down on crypto companies. However, following last week’s verdict in Ripple’s favor, the crypto industry is watching to see how the regulator will respond or if it will adjust its approaches.
Kennedy’s commitment to Bitcoin might provide a glimmer of hope to crypto faithfuls. Although the poll suggests that the 69-year-old has a long way to go in his bid for the White House, his recent remarks would no doubt add to his popularity.
Kennedy has often stated that “bitcoin is not a security and should not be regulated as one.” While speaking today, he reaffirmed his bid to “put an end to the current policies of the Biden administration that are invited by Choke Point 2.0 to punish banks that are dealing with bitcoin.”
Kennedy’s unwavering belief in Bitcoin heralds an eventual political change in perspective in which Bitcoin attains a status beyond an asset and becomes a tool that could rescue the US economy.
Interestingly, Kennedy isn’t the only pro-crypto candidate running for office. Others include Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.