BESSENT URGES CONGRESS TO PASS CRYPTO REGULATION BILL U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Congress must pass a bill to create federal rules for digital assets, reiterating the ​push for rules that he says will ensure cryptocurrency development ‌and investment remain anchored in the U.S. Bessent urged passage of a crypto market structure bill called the Clarity Act. "The regulatory framework for digital asset markets is ​unclear," Bessent said in an op-ed published in the ​Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, adding that this uncertainty had ⁠predictable consequences. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/bessent-urges-congress-pass-crypto-regulation-bill-2026-04-09/(FXHedge)