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Sec. Scott Bessent Urges U.S. Congress to Pass Digital Asset Legislation

Sec. Scott Bessent Urges U.S. Congress to Pass Digital Asset Legislation

Scott Bessent and Cynthia Lummis said digital assets are becoming important payment and strategic infrastructure, with Lummis specifically urging passage of the Clarity Act to bring clearer U.S. crypto rules onshore.

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All three fetched sources — x post 2046970199572713607, x post 2046984592507191500, and x post 2046991460096962809 — consistently attribute to Scott Bessent the statement that crypto or digital assets could be a "very important payment rail," and one of them also explicitly says he urged Congress to pass digital asset legislation. The mutual consistency across multiple independent reports supports the claim. However, confidence is limited because these are secondary social-media reports rather than an official Treasury statement, hearing transcript, or full video of Bessent's remarks.
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Summary

Sec. Scott Bessent said Congress should pass digital asset legislation, describing digital assets as "going to be a very important payment rail." Sen. Cynthia Lummis similarly argued that digital assets are becoming part of global power infrastructure, praised Admiral Paparo’s use of Bitcoin in a national security context, and urged lawmakers to pass the Clarity Act. Together, the remarks frame crypto policy as both a financial infrastructure issue and a strategic competitiveness issue, centered on creating clearer U.S. rules for digital assets, payments, and market oversight.

Terms & Concepts
  • Digital assets: Blockchain-based assets such as cryptocurrencies or tokenized instruments that can be transferred and stored digitally.
  • Payment rail: The infrastructure used to move money or value between parties, such as card networks, bank transfers, or blockchain networks.
  • Clarity Act: A proposed U.S. crypto legislation framework aimed at clarifying how digital assets are regulated and supervised.