Robert Kennedy Jr. Pledges to End White House's War on Bitcoin — Says We Need a 'Currency of Freedom' That Governments Can't Control. US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised to end the White House's war on bitcoin if he is elected President of the United States. “I will ensure that bitcoin is protected, that people can keep their wallets to themselves, that the current White House war on bitcoin will end, that transactions will be protected and encouraged,” the presidential candidate said.