Permanent link to this article:U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly appointed Galaxy Digital's Tyler Williams as Digital Asset and Blockchain Policy Advisor.
He is currently the head of regulatory and legislative affairs and regulatory counsel at Galaxy. Williams, who previously served as Assistant Secretary of the U. S. Treasury.
Bessent's move reaffirms the Trump administration's commitment to creating a favorable environment to promote the growth of #digital assets domestically.
U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly appointed Tyler Williams, head of regulatory and legislative affairs and regulatory counsel at Galaxy Digital, as a consultant on digital assets and blockchain policy. Williams previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury under Steven Mnuchin.
the new Treasury advisor also worked on financial regulatory issues in the House and Senate under Senator Thom Tillis, Congressman John Boehner and Congressman Robert Hart, respectively. Williams earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Kenyon College and a law degree from George Washington University Law School, where he is also an adjunct professor.
Williams is part of a U. S. government department authorized by the president to study a comprehensive regulatory framework for #cryptocurrencies , He will work hand-in-hand with Bessent. In his executive order on improving digital asset technology, President Trump announced that the Treasury Department will work with a cryptocurrency-focused working group to clarify rules for regulating digital assets. President Trump also directed the Treasury Department to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies for illegal activities, balance #cryptocurrency regulation, and ensure national security in the use of cryptocurrencies.
Bessent's views on digital assets as a means to achieve financial freedom were He reiterated and reaffirmed a position he expressed in an interview with Grabian in July 2024.
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