The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary. Robert Kennedy Jr., a former U.S. presidential candidate and crypto-friendly, disclosed that he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin and has no plans to divest the asset.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US health secretary nominee, said: "If the world adopts the Bitcoin standard and the currency maintains its value, then we will all be able to live more prosperous lives." Previously, Robert Kennedy Jr. disclosed that he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin and does not plan to divest the asset.
According to the AXIOS website, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy Jr. met with Pfizer (PFE. N) and Eli Lilly (LLY. N) executives.
Nicole Shanahan, the running mate of U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said they are considering withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Donald Trump.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US presidential candidate who said only bitcoin could guarantee the dollar's reserve currency status, argued that US policymakers had quickly woken up to the "inevitability" of bitcoin and were scrambling to develop a coherent digital asset strategy to preserve the country's fiscal dominance.