According to Foresight News, the New York Times reported that U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in response to policy questions involving cryptocurrencies, "I will ensure that we have policies that support Bitcoin and free transactions and allow individuals to manage their own Bitcoin wallets, nodes, and passwords. I will only allow the strictest controls necessary to prevent money laundering. I oppose central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) because they are tools of control and oppression and will certainly be abused."