Inside the crypto portfolios of Trump’s cabinet picks

Financial disclosures show several of Trump's cabinet nominees hold cryptocurrency, including two picked to lead US intelligence. Sean Duffy, nominated for Secretary of Transportation, has the largest reported Bitcoin holdings among nominees who submitted disclosures, with crypto assets between about $570,000 and $1.2 million according to his ethics disclosure. Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent holds between $250,000 and $500,000 in BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF but plans to divest after confirmation, according to his ethics agreement. Tulsi Gabbard, nominated as director of national intelligence, has crypto holdings valued between $31,000 and $115,000, and she also plans to divest after confirmation.