Scott Bessent – Readers Dessert

Readers Dessert August 26, 2026

Iran’s Rial Crashes to a Record Low as New Sanctions Target Its Bitcoin Mining Lifeline

Readers Dessert August 26, 2026

Iran’s rial collapsed to a record low this week just as President Trump’s new sanctions package named digital assets as a target for the first time, threatening the IRGC’s billion-dollar bitcoin mining…

Readers Dessert August 2, 2026

Russia Goes After Durov, Bessent Slams CLARITY Opponents, and More – Weekly Recap

Readers Dessert August 2, 2026

This week’s stories mixed Bitcoin history, U.S. regulation, new financial markets, DeFi consolidation, and geopolitical pressure. Satoshi Nakamoto’s famous “I don’t have time to try to convince you” line turned 16, while…

Readers Dessert August 1, 2026

Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning

Readers Dessert August 1, 2026

Japan and the United States are preparing to unveil a joint policy as early as next week to stop speculators from driving the Japanese yen to fresh multi-decade lows. Japan Strikes First,…

Readers Dessert May 30, 2026

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

Readers Dessert May 30, 2026

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. Operation Economic…

Readers Dessert November 23, 2024

Trump Picks Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary

Readers Dessert November 23, 2024

“I have been excited about [Trump’s] embrace of crypto and I think it fits very well with the Republican Party, the ethos of it. Crypto is about freedom and the crypto economy…

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Iran’s Rial Crashes to a Record Low as New Sanctions Target Its Bitcoin Mining Lifeline

Russia Goes After Durov, Bessent Slams CLARITY Opponents, and More – Weekly Recap

Japan, US Plot Yen Rescue as Speculators Face Reckoning

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

Trump Picks Pro-Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary

Wall Street Veterans Unveil DeFi Platform for 77 TradFi Markets

OpenAI Agent Stole Ether From Testnet Wallet It Did Not Control

Pipeline Workers Found a 400-Year-Old Shipwreck in the Baltic, and One Object on Board Still Baffles Experts