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Stablecoin Retreat Tests Bessent’s Hopes for New Treasury Buyers

Bloomberg Technology Friday 04 September 2026, 14:36 UTC By Ryan Weeks 1 min read
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held out the prospect that stablecoin companies could emerge as trillion-dollar buyers of US government debt.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held out the prospect that stablecoin companies could emerge as trillion-dollar buyers of US government debt.
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