#Treasury Secretary Nominee Sells Crypto Assets#
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President-elect Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will resign from his hedge fund, Key Square Group, and sell his shares after Senate confirmation to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent disclosed assets worth at least $521 million in a personal financial disclosure, including the iShares exchange-traded fund linked to the price of bitcoin, which he will divest along with other cryptocurrency-related assets. Bessent also listed residential real estate in the Bahamas worth at least $5 million, as well as an art and antique collection worth at least $1 million.
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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will resign from his hedge fund Key Square Group and sell his stake after receiving Senate approval to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent disclosed at least $521 million in assets in his personal financial disclosures, including two tranches of U.S. Treasury bonds, two Invesco funds, and open positions in foreign exchange rates. He also listed a personal investment of no more than $500,000 in an iShares exchange-traded fund linked to the price of Bitcoin. Bessent will divest all assets, including the cryptocurrency-based ETF, to avoid conflicts of interest. Bessent also listed a residential property in the Bahamas worth at least $5 million and an art and antique collection worth at least $1 million. Some of Bessent's potential conflicts of interest will take longer to resolve, he has invested at least $250,000 in three funds that allow him to withdraw no more than 25% of his holdings each quarter, he will not be able to fully divest his holdings until the end of September. Bessent said he would recuse himself from specific decisions that could 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 divest at least $521 million in assets listed in his personal financial disclosure.
Bessent will sell his stake in Key Square Group within 90 days.