What Trump’s Bessent and Hassett Appointments Mean for Bitcoin
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President Trump’s potential appointment of Kevin Hassett as Fed Chair is raising alarms and excitement, as financial markets eye a power duo with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Experts suggest this unprecedented pairing could reshape U.S. monetary policy, fueling risk assets like stocks and Bitcoin while pressuring savers and bondholders. Sponsored How Could the Duo of Hassett and Bessent Impact the Crypto Market? If the potential Fed chair is confirmed, the Bessent-Hassett tandem would represent a total inversion of the post-2008 monetary regime. Sight Bringer, a popular account on X (Twitter), notes that this combination would transform the Federal Reserve from an independent guardian of price stability into a liquidity tool aligned with Treasury policy. “This is a regime rewrite,” the research firm wrote, emphasizing coordinated management of debt, liquidity, and growth. Historically, central bank independence was paramount. Now, a Treasury-Fed alignment reminiscent of the 1940s and 1950s could prioritize growth over austerity, soft-cap yields, and support for risk assets. This could be a recipe for a clear boon for Bitcoin. Bessent and Hassett advocate a growth-first ideology. Reportedly, President Trump could have Bessent serve both as Treasury Secretary and top economic adviser. BREAKING: President Trump is reportedly considering making Treasury Secretary Bessent his top economic adviser if Kevin Hassett becomes the next Fed Chair. This would be in addition to Bessent’s current job as Treasury Secretary. A new era of financial policy is coming. pic.twitter.com/d8ehhItjnY — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) December 3, 2025 Sponsored The general sentiment is that this would enable policy coordination on a scale unseen in decades. “You cannot shrink a debt load this large without blowing up the system. You can only outgrow it or inflate it away,” SightBringer stated. Recent projections support this optimism. Treasury Secretary Bessent predicts GDP growth of 4% or more in…
