Ron DeSantis vows to ‘protect’ Bitcoin during presidential campaign launch
Florida's current governor announced his bid for the 2024 U.S. presidency during a Twitter Space with Elon Musk and rounded off with remarks on the cryptocurrency. Ron DeSantis, the current governor of Florida, has officially thrown his hat in the 2024 United States presidential ring and has notably promised to “protect” Bitcoin (BTC) if he gets the job. On May 24, Twitter boss Elon Musk joined DeSantis and around 520,000 live listeners in the Twitter broadcast of his announcement, which was moderated by venture capitalist David Sacks. “As president , we’ll protect the ability to do things like Bitcoin,” said DeSantis. He added “there’s risks involved with it,” but the people interested in the cryptocurrency “are sophisticated” and “can make decisions.” “You have every right to do Bitcoin. The only reason these people in Washington don’t like it, is because they don’t control it.” DeSantis called those on Capitol Hill “central planners” who “want to have control over society.” ...