"I'm a big fan of Bitcoin," Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former independent candidate, said in a recently resurfaced video. "I was here a year ago at another Bitcoin conference. I went home and put most of my wealth into Bitcoin, so I'm fully committed." Kennedy has been an outspoken proponent of bitcoin for years, arguing that the decentralized, supply-capped neutral currency and other hard assets such as gold and silver can stabilize the dollar and prevent currency devaluation. It made headlines again after the former presidential candidate made earlier remarks claiming he had put "most of his wealth" into bitcoin. The official also described bitcoin as a "free currency" in an online post on November 16 and reiterated the digital asset's ability to hedge against monetary inflation.