The Trump verdict, the future of cryptocurrency and personal bitcoin ownership were just some of the topics addressed by US Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jnr. at Consensus 2024. The event, which has attracted over 15 thousand crypto passionate attendees runs at the Austin Convention Centre, Texas until Friday. It’s the first year the conference has seen such heavy attendance and support for digital assets from political figures.

The Environmental lawyer, and now maverick presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drew hundreds of additional attendees to the conference, from investors to media to startups. During his on stage panel, he was asked about his thoughts on the Trump verdict. He commented:

“I think this is the weakest case people brought against him, my belief is that it will end up helping President Trump among a large part of the American public. I’m not a fan of Trumps, I’m running against him. On the debt, he ran up eight trillion more than all presidents combined, he shutdown our country after promising he was going to run America like a business, he embroiled our country in foreign war, the division in our country is largely down to him and Biden and it’s not a good thing for our country.”

As news broke during an earlier press conference at Consensus 2024, he added:

"I've been disciplined about not commenting on the court cases and talking about issues that I think are of deep concern to Americans, and not the issues that, you know, are being used to divide us, the culture war issues.”

He also spoke about the issues currently facing cryptocurrency, and, in an earlier press conference announced he owned bitcoin and that he gifted the digital currency to his children.

“I think transactional freedom is one. We need sovereignty over our own wallets, transactional freedom, and a currency that is transparent. We need to make sure America remains the hub of blockchain technology. I’m going to make sure crypto currency is regulated in a way that protects the consumer from deceptive schemes. I purchased twenty one bitcoins since I started this campaign. I also bought three coins for each of my kids.”

Son of U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and nephew of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy, RFK Jr, is a member of one of America’s most influential political dynasties. After dropping his democratic bid in October of last year, RFK Jr is campaigning as an independent candidate for the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Throughout his campaign, he has been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrency and recently proposed putting the entire U.S. budget on the blockchain.

Hosted by CoinDesk, Consensus 2024 welcomed over 350 of the most influential figures in the digital assets space. This year’s 15 thousand attendees were invited to attend a series of groundbreaking presentations, panel discussions, and exciting networking sessions showcasing the latest developments and trends across payments, NFTs, Web3, DeFi, regulation, investment, AI, and the Metaverse.

First established in 2015, Consensus gathers all sides of the crypto industry offering a host of groundbreaking presentations, workshops and panel discussions across nine separate stages. Featuring discussions around end to end tokenization, AI, blockchain and the creator economy, cryptocurrency and the U.S elections, the global regulatory market, cybercrime, Consensus aims to cover every aspect of the blockchain and web 3.0 community. In addition to a range of informative presentations and panel discussions, attendees will be offered a host of unique attractions and events including its famous Influencer Fight Club format. For further information please visit HERE.