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Treasury Secretary (and crypto advocate) Scott Bessent’s last name means a coiner, minter, moneyer or banker who dealt in GOLD coins of the Byzantine Empire called "bezants." Meanwhile, Bessent’s Counselor, Judy Shelton, wants a GOLD standard “in a very cryptocurrency way,”
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AI visual note: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) appears on a broadcast about the crypto economy alongside his Counselor Judy Shelton (right), both figures connected to a post noting Bessent's surname derives from a Byzantine gold coin "besant" and Shelton's advocacy for a gold standard "in a very cryptocurrency way."