Golden Finance reported that according to the US political news website Politico, the Senate nomination hearing for Scott Bessent as the US Treasury Secretary is expected to be held on January 16. As previously reported, Scott Bessent takes a friendly stance on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. In a previous crypto-related statement, Bessent said: "I'm very excited about the president's embrace of cryptocurrencies. I think it aligns very well with the Republican Party. Cryptocurrencies represent freedom and the cryptocurrency economy is here to stay."