Tuesday, 07 Jul, 2026

Scott Bessent Rejects Digital Dollar: Trump’s Treasury Pick Signals Shift in U.S. Monetary Policy

Executive Summary: A Pivot Away from the Digital Dollar In a clear signal of the incoming administration’s monetary priorities, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, has formally declared his opposition to the development of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). During a high-stakes Senate Finance Committee nomination hearing this past Thursday, […]