TREE NEWS update: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported at least $3.1 million in family cash, retirement investments and Bitcoin in his newly released 2025 financial disclosure. The filing lists three cash accounts, including one with a balance over $1 million, and Bitcoin valued at roughly $16,000 to $65,000.
US Defense Secretary Hegseth Discloses Bitcoin Holdings Worth $16K-$65K
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A sitting defense secretary holding bitcoin is a notable signal that the asset has moved into the personal portfolios of senior national-security officials, even at a modest size relative to the disclosed cash and retirement accounts. The more telling detail is the filing's broad valuation band, a reminder that disclosure rules for crypto remain imprecise compared with traditional holdings. Whether that gap draws scrutiny from ethics or oversight bodies is the open question.
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