Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase Wallet, Filing Shows
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly holds Bitcoin in a Coinbase wallet, with disclosed values ranging from $16,000 to $65,000, alongside over $1 million in cash. The filing reveals his personal crypto exposure amid growing governmental scrutiny of digital assets. This transparency may prompt other officials to disclose holdings, influencing broader acceptance and regulatory focus on the cryptocurrency market.
Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash.