Financial disclosure forms show hundreds of millions of assets including property in the Bahamas and investments in Bitcoin and bets against China’s currency.

Scott Bessent, the investor selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be his Treasury secretary, will divest from his Key Square Group hedge fund and other investments, according to a letter to the Treasury Department's ethics office.

President-elect Donald J. Trumps nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is preparing to divest from numerous funds and investments to avoid potential conflicts of interest, according to The New York Times.

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office this month, he’s vowed to begin making major changes—for better or worse—on day one. To lead the nation’s economy, Trump has chosen Cantor Fitzgerald Chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick as Secretary of Commerce and hedge fund manager Scott Bessent as Secretary of the Treasury.

Bessent aims to maintain the strength of the U.S. economy with an adapted version of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Three Arrows” approach.

The new Secretary of Treasury has a strong fundamental view of markets and leans pro Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee is planning a Jan. 16 hearing on President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, Scott Bessent, Politico reported on Thursday, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the panel's plans.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, will divest from dozens of funds, trust, and investments to take the post if he is confirmed, The New York Times reported Saturday,