In an interesting update for the crypto industry, Scott Bessent was recently confirmed by the US Senate as the new Treasury Secretary.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Bessent as the new Treasury Secretary, succeeding Janet Yellen. The confirmation came ...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming fueled talks in the crypto community about the U.S. sovereign wealth fund potentially holding ...

The US Senate has confirmed billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be the 79th US Treasury Secretary.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing accusations of dishonesty from three Senate Democrats over the extent of access Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) had to critical US ...

Bessent, a billionaire former hedge fund manager, didn't give the crypto sector much to chew on during his nomination hearing earlier this month, but he's a known digital assets enthusiast.

Rather than support financial firms through enforcement resources, the CFPB under Chopra chose to demonize American banks and technology companies as responsible for the mistakes of consumers.

Bessent is known to be pro-crypto and against the notion of a central bank digital currency along with President Trump. “I see no reason for the US to have a central bank digital currency,” he ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon charging the Treasury and Commerce Departments with ...

Scott Bessent, the recently confirmed US Treasury Secretary, has been appointed as the acting chair of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

By contrast, some MAGA types have quite literally bought into the cause. Pam Bondi, the attorney-general, holds between $2m ...