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Moody’s Backs Treasury Task Force as Quantum Threats Put Crypto on Alert

Over the last year, people have been urging the financial sector to prepare quantum readiness and this week, the U.S. Treasury published an announcement revealing a task force dedicated to…

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Druckenmiller Blasts Treasury’s $4B Gambit as Bitcoin Bulls Circle

The U.S. Treasury is pushing back against punishing long-term government borrowing costs, dragging a decades-old yield control debate back onto Wall Street just as bitcoin’s price rallies and traders start…

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‘We’re Going to Increase the Buyback’: Treasury Boss Targets Bond Yields

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Thursday that U.S. debt buybacks could blow past $4 billion per operation as Washington moves to steady a rattled long-term Treasury market and bitcoin…

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Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum

The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026, at the Reagan National Economic Forum in Simi Valley, California.…

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Treasury Proposes Stablecoin AML Rules as Bessent Vows to Protect US Financial System

The U.S. Department of the Treasury proposed new rules on April 8, 2026, requiring permitted payment stablecoin issuers to comply with federal anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions laws for the…

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Warren Presses Fed and Treasury to Block Crypto Bailouts After $2T Collapse

Elizabeth Warren is pressing U.S. financial regulators to rule out any taxpayer-funded rescue of cryptocurrency billionaires as $2 trillion collapse fuels fears of federal intervention in digital asset markets. Warren…

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Clarity Act Could Provide ‘Great Comfort’ to Markets, US Treasury Secretary Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Congress to pass the Clarity Act this spring, arguing the legislation would calm crypto markets rattled by sharp bitcoin price swings. Bessent Warns Delay on…

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