Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s Leading Treasury Secretary Hopeful, Is Pro-Bitcoin

President-elect Donald Trump’s potential pick for United States Treasury Secretary, Key Square Group founder and CEO Scott Bessent, has a long history of being pro-crypto, it has emerged this week. Polymarket bettors are predicting that Bessent has an 89 percent chance of landing the coveted position in Trump’s Cabinet.
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Meme Coins Surpass $111B Market Cap as New Vote-to-Earn (V2E) Dogecoin Rival  Flockerz Raises $1.5M in Presale

Flockerz ($FLOCK) has now raised $1.5 million in its presale amid a meme coin market melt-up pushing sector market capitalization to $111 billion on Tuesday. Meme coins continue to ride the coattails of Bitcoin’s ($BTC) surge, whose $100,000 price tag was once a dream but is now an imminent reality, with its new all-time high […]
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Justin Whitehouse: ‘UAE Is Open for Business for Crypto Fintechs’

The UAE’s recent VAT exemption for cryptocurrencies marks a significant shift in its regulatory stance, positioning the nation as a potential global crypto hub and providing businesses with a clearer, more supportive environment for digital asset operations.
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