Scott Walker, chief compliance officer at a16zcrypto, and Bill Hinman, an advisory partner, said the SEC should take immediate, easy-to-implement adjustments to create fit-for-purpose regulations without sacrificing innovation or critical investor protections. While legislation is necessary to provide adequate regulatory clarity on crypto asset classification and secondary market oversight, these measures will...
a16zcrypto首席合规官Scott Walker及顾问合伙人Bill Hinman表示,美国SEC应立即采取的、易于实施的调整措施,以制定适合目的的法规,而不会牺牲创新或关键的投资者保护。虽然立法对于提供有关加密资产分类和二级市场监督的充分监管清晰度是必要的,但这些措施将为...
The US Senate Finance Committee has voted to confirm Scott Bessant's nomination as Treasury Secretary, sending him to the full Senate for consideration.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, who was chosen by Mr. Trump to be Treasury secretary, has praised cryptocurrencies. "Cryptocurrencies represent freedom, the crypto economy is here to stay, and I think the possibilities are limitless," Mr. Bessent said in July. According to a new financial disclosure filing last month, Scott Bessent holds a stake in BlackRock's bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) worth between $250,000 and $500,000.
Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Treasury secretary, told a Senate finance committee nomination hearing that he saw "no reason" for the US to have a central bank digital currency (CBDC). "I see no reason for the US to issue a central bank digital currency, which in my view is for countries that have no other investment option," he said. Bessent was appointed a cryptocurrency expert by Trump at the end of November last year, and he has a strong interest in cryptocurrenc...
In an open letter dated January 12, Warren asked former Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whether the Treasury Department should have more authority to sanction the cryptocurrency industry. "Should AML/CFT and sanctions programs include reasonably designed risk-based provisions to prevent money laundering or terrorist financing involving digital assets," wrote Warren, who is about to become the top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
According to Cointelegraph, Trump's candidate for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has revealed that he owns a $500,000 Bitcoin ETF.
According to the US political news website Politico, the Senate nomination hearing for Scott Bessent to serve as US Treasury Secretary is expected to be held on January 16. Mr. Bessent had previously reported a friendly stance towards cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. In a previous crypto-related statement, Mr. Bessent said: "I am very excited about the president's embrace of cryptocurrencies and I think it fits very well with the Republican party. Cryptocurrencies represent freedom and the cryp...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she had spoken with Trump's nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to discuss the broad responsibilities of the Treasury Department.
Senator Tim Scott, a senior member of the US Senate Banking Committee, issued a statement on the X platform, expressing his opposition to the upcoming nomination consideration of candidates for the Biden administration on December 11. He believes that the Democratic Party's last-minute push for President Biden's nomination, including the re-election of Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw, is a "clear attempt to hinder President Trump's agenda". Scott stressed that...