Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, has recently made repeated public remarks backing cryptocurrencies and blockchain, while also raising the possibility of a 2028 presidential bid.
Public support for crypto
According to Odaily, citing Forbes, Hunter Biden said in June this year that "decentralized digital currencies and blockchain are the inevitable future." In the same week, when asked for his opinion on crypto, he replied: "Hyperliquid."
He also said that when he was deciding whether to sell artwork, he wanted each piece to be recorded on-chain and to accept Bitcoin as payment. Hunter Biden added that Andreas Antonopoulos’ book The Internet of Money had been "eye-opening" for him.
Return to public life
The report said Hunter Biden has become more publicly active this year, opening an X account and a Substack and appearing frequently on podcasts and news programs.
Comments on a 2028 campaign
Hunter Biden has also discussed the possibility of running in the 2028 U.S. presidential election. When asked whether he could run for president, he said he had "not made a decision yet." Earlier, he had also told billionaire John Catsimatidis that if he received his support, he "might have to run."
Forbes notes 2024 legal cases
Forbes also said that Hunter Biden was convicted in 2024 on three felony gun charges and later that year pleaded guilty to separate tax-related criminal charges. He was later granted a full pardon before Joe Biden left office.
An earlier report had also said that Hunter Biden plans to launch the meme coin LAPTOP on Sept. 9 on Base, the blockchain backed by Coinbase.