U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of the Treasury is the federal department responsible for the finances of the United States government. Its Departmental Offices set policy, and its operating bureaus carry out specific operations. Scott Bessent was sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury on January 28, 2025.
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Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury. Scott Bessent has served as the 79th United States Secretary of the Treasury since 2025.
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WYDE coverage of U.S. Department of the Treasury
WYDE Newsroom has published 16 articles about U.S. Department of the Treasury, from Apr 2, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026. U.S. Department of the Treasury is the regulator in 13 stories and the subject of 3 stories. The most recent is Treasury Cuts Off MEXC Global Over $16 Billion in Illicit Transactions Tied to Iran, Russia and North Korea.
Treasury Cuts Off MEXC Global Over $16 Billion in Illicit Transactions Tied to Iran, Russia and North Korea
FinCEN's Nov. 6 order bars U.S. financial institutions from any funds transfer to or from MEXC Global. Treasury says the crypto exchange moved at least $16 billion tied to sanctions evasion and cybercrime from May 2021 to May 2026.
Nov 6, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
Government & FraudTreasury Identifies $270 Million in Suspicious Activity Potentially Linked to Federal Student Aid Fraud
FinCEN identified approximately $270 million in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to fraud against federal student aid programs and referred the findings to federal investigators.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
Creator EconomyTrump and Vance Launch $25M Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program With Planned $10,000 Check for Nick Shirley
The Justice Department will administer the program. The White House says tipsters can receive up to $30,000, while Trump described a 1% commission.
Oct 24, 2026 · 4 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyJPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.
Record child hunger and food insecurity collide with a wall of institutional crypto money, from Citi custody to the SEC and Treasury rulebooks, plus $105 billion for one AI data center. This week in the WYDE Newsroom.
Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read · Regulator
Crypto & DeFiThe Treasury Proposes Its First Major GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rule, One Month After the Law's Deadline Passed
The Treasury's notice of proposed rulemaking defines what it means to issue a payment stablecoin in the United States, and opens a 60-day comment period that closes October 19.
Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
Crypto & DeFiPutin Signs Russia's First Comprehensive Cryptocurrency Law
Starting September 1, retail investors can buy the most liquid cryptocurrencies through licensed intermediaries with a 300,000 ruble annual cap, while domestic crypto payments stay banned and foreign trade settlements get explicit legal cover.
Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
Global AffairsJapan and the US Confirm the First Joint Yen Intervention in 15 Years
Japan's finance ministry confirmed Monday that it bought yen jointly with the US Treasury after a slide to 40 year lows near 164 per dollar, with BOJ data pointing to roughly $59 billion deployed Thursday and more in Friday's joint round.
Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
Crypto & DeFiThe Treasury Sanctions Two Iranian Firms Over a Bitcoin Ship Insurance Scheme in the Strait of Hormuz
OFAC designated Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority on July 31, calling the bitcoin-priced coverage extortion because it insured ships against seizure risks the Treasury says Iran itself creates.
Aug 2, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
AIThe White House Accuses Moonshot of Distilling Anthropic's Fable as Treasury Weighs Sanctions
Michael Kratsios says the Chinese lab ran large-scale distillation against U.S. AI models and tapped banned Nvidia GB300 chips in Thailand, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says sanctions and Entity List designations are on the table.
Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
Crypto & DeFiFed Chair Warsh Will Not Commit to the GENIUS Act's July 18 Stablecoin Rule Deadline
In his first congressional testimony, Kevin Warsh said the Fed is racing to publish its GENIUS Act stablecoin rules but stopped short of promising to meet Saturday's one-year deadline
Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
PhilanthropyIRS Names Abusive Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust Schemes as Listed Transactions
Treasury and IRS final regulations name abusive charitable remainder annuity trust and annuity schemes as listed transactions, with mandatory disclosure, an October 7 deadline, and penalties up to $200,000.
Jul 8, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
PhilanthropyTrump Accounts Go Live on July 4 With $1,000 Deposits for Newborns
The Treasury launched Trump Accounts nationwide on the country's 250th anniversary, with more than 6 million accounts already open, a $1,000 pilot deposit for babies born 2025 through 2028, and over 50 employers pledging contributions.
Jul 5, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
WYDE WeeklyBig Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.
WYDE Weekly: Intercept's $500M fund, Evan Spiegel's $550M medical-debt erase, the US $800M WFP pledge, Project Pangea, and the EAT Card beta.
Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator
Crypto & DeFiStablecoin Issuers Face Bank-Style Oversight as GENIUS Act Rules Near July 18 Deadline
Federal regulators must finalize GENIUS Act implementing rules by July 18, with Treasury, the OCC, and the FDIC proposing anti-money-laundering programs, weekly reporting, and Bank Secrecy Act duties for payment stablecoin issuers in a roughly 320 billion dollar market.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
PhilanthropyDOJ Stands Up National Fraud Division and IRS Targets Fiscal Sponsorship in Same Month
The DOJ launched the National Fraud Enforcement Division on April 7 and Treasury announced revisions to IRS Form 990 on April 23, building the federal infrastructure to surface what on-chain models already publish by default.
May 1, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
Government & FraudTreasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations
FinCEN proposed rules to pay whistleblowers 10-30% of sanctions over $1M for reporting fraud, money laundering, and sanctions violations through its new portal.
Apr 2, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator
Reported alongside U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Scott Bessent · in 9 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- U.S. Department of Justice · in 4 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Internal Revenue Service · in 3 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · in 3 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Anthropic · in 2 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Financial Crimes Enforcement Network · in 2 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Meta · in 2 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
- Donald Trump · in 2 stories with U.S. Department of the Treasury
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