#Treasury secretary nominee will sell cryptocurrency assets#
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President-elect Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will sell his holdings in a cryptocurrency ETF to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent disclosed at least $521 million in assets in his personal financial disclosure, including iShares exchange-traded funds tied to the price of Bitcoin. He will step down from his role at Key Square Group and sell his shares to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent will also divest other assets, including two batches of U.S. Treasury notes, two Invesco funds, and open positions in foreign exchange rates. He will sell his shares in Key Square Group within 90 days and fully divest from his holdings in other funds by the end of September.
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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will sell his cryptocurrency ETF holdings upon Senate confirmation to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent disclosed at least $521 million in assets in his personal financial disclosure, including a personal investment of no more than $500,000 in the iShares exchange-traded fund tied to the price of bitcoin. To avoid conflicts of interest, Bessent will sell his shares in Key Square Group within 90 days and divest from the cryptocurrency-based ETF. Additionally, Bessent will sell his holdings in other funds that allow him to withdraw no more than 25% of his holdings quarterly, and he will be completely out of his holdings by the end of September. Bessent said he will recuse himself from specific decisions that would predictably impact stock value.
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Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent will sell his holdings in cryptocurrency ETFs to avoid conflicts of interest.
Bessent will step down from his hedge fund Key Square Group and sell his stake.
Bessent will sell his stake in Key Square Group within 90 days.
Bessent will recuse himself from specific decisions that would have a predictable impact on the value of the stock.