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Why Silicon Valley’s Big Spenders Are Lining Up Behind RFK Jr.

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The Kennedy scion’s presidential bid is getting a financial boost from the tech world, where his love of Bitcoin and hatred of vaccines is finding libertarian fans.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second word on the presidential campaign trail was “Bitcoiners.”

“Hello, Bitcoiners,” the 69-year-old Democratic candidate greeted the crowd at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in May.

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