Stablecoins Could Be Key To US Dollar Supremacy—Treasury Secretary
United States President Donald Trump’s much-talked-about crypto summit produced plenty of soundbites and policy plans that will satisfy investors, analysts, and casual observers. One of the most intriguing policy statements came from the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who called for comprehensive and transparent regulations on stablecoins. Secretary Bessent further stated that the US government […]
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monitoring Russian Efforts to Use Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talked about the Treasury Department monitoring Russian efforts to evade sanctions using crypto at an event hosted by the University of Illinois Wednesday, the Wall Street....