Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be the next Treasury Secretary, has taken steps to get rid of significant assets to avoid potential conflicts of interest.
Before Trump's inauguration, Bessent disclosed assets totaling at least $521 million, but the real value is likely much higher.
On January 11, the U. S. Office of Government Ethics released information about Bessent's assets, indicating the range of value of each. Mr. Bessent, founder of Key Square Capital Management, did not specify the exact value, and some assets were simply listed as over
$BTC For example, Mr. Bessent owns residential real estate in the Bahamas worth between $5 million and $25 million.
Mr. Bessent also owns real estate valued between $5 million and $25 million in Cushing, North Carolina, as well as art and antiques valued between $1 million and $5 million.
Mr. Bessent is known for his successful large-scale currency trading on Wall Street and for founding Key Square to capitalize on global macroeconomic trends, but he also seems to be a passive investor.
He is a member of the SPDR S&P 500
#ETF , Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF and Invesco QQQ, which is tied to the Nasdaq 100 Index.
In addition, he holds more than $50 million in U. S. Treasuries and significant positions in the dollar, euro, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. He holds significant positions in the dollar, euro, Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. Among his
#cryptocurrency investments, Bessent lists the iShares
#Bitcoin Trust ETF, which is valued between $2,50001 and
$BTC Bessent's decision to divest himself of assets to avoid potential conflicts of interest and to sell certain assets within 90 days of Senate approval This is consistent with federal ethics rules for candidates.
These rules exist to ensure that public officials make decisions based on the public interest, not personal financial gain.
In addition to the asset sale, Mr.
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