Trump taps pro-Bitcoin Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The nomination could signal changes in US digital asset policy, including the potential establishment of a strategic Bitcoin reserve - an idea Trump referenced during his Bitcoin 2024 Conference keynote in July.
58% : Bettors on Polymarket previously predicted Bessent would become Treasury Secretary under Trump with an 88% likelihood.
56% : On the eve of our Great Country's 250th Anniversary, he will help me usher in a new Golden Age for the United States, as we fortify our position as the World's leading Economy, Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurialism, Destination for Capital, while always, and without question, maintaining the US Dollar as the Reserve Currency of the World," Trump said in a statement Friday, according to CNN.
54% : "Trump chose Bessent for Treasury after naming Howard Lutnick, known for his support of Bitcoin and stablecoins, as Commerce secretary nominee earlier this week.
43% : The 62-year-old billionaire, who advised Trump on economic policy during the campaign, previously made his mark at Soros Fund Management by leading profitable trades against the British pound and Japanese yen.

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