{"id":505328,"date":"2025-11-01T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=505328"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:16:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:16:05","slug":"washington-does-a-180-as-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-dubs-bitcoin-more-resilient-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/washington-does-a-180-as-treasury-secretary-scott-bessent-dubs-bitcoin-more-resilient-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington does a 180 as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dubs Bitcoin &#8216;more resilient than ever&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, a sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary has described Bitcoin as more than just a speculative frenzy. Scott Bessent\u2019s post didn\u2019t just set Crypto Twitter on fire; it marked a monumental shift in how policymakers view the number-one crypto. It\u2019s a far cry from the days when Bitcoin lurked in the margins, constantly under attack from regulators as a nefarious actor\u2019s favorite tool. Bessent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent\/status\/1984378179809599619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c17 years after the white paper, the Bitcoin network is still operational and more resilient than ever. Bitcoin never shuts down. @SenateDems could learn something from that.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>A turning point for Bitcoin in Washington<\/h2>\n<p>Until recently, the prevailing D.C. narrative pegged Bitcoin and the broader crypto market as a regulatory headache. It was a threat to financial stability, or, at best, a shiny casino for retail maniacs and anarchists. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/debanked-to-rebanked-redefining-financial-access-in-the-age-of-executive-orders\/\">Operation Chokepoint 2.0<\/a>\u201d was, as any crypto OG will tell you, less of a conspiracy and more of a coordinated campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Banks quietly cut ties with exchanges. Startups struggled for basic compliance services. For a while, the message from the top was clear: digital assets weren\u2019t welcome at America\u2019s money table.<\/p>\n<p>So, seeing the Treasury Secretary frame Bitcoin as a system the government should learn from rather than suppress is a headline that would have sounded like satire just last year. More than that, it\u2019s a public recognition that Bitcoin isn\u2019t just a financial play; it\u2019s a piece of critical, always-on American infrastructure.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the Treasury Secretary endorsement is a big deal<\/h2>\n<p>By calling attention to Bitcoin\u2019s uptime and resilience, Bessent is rewriting the official script. This isn\u2019t talk about wild price swings or ransomware headlines; far from it. Instead, it\u2019s a subtle admission: Bitcoin is something the U.S. can learn from, not just regulate into submission.<\/p>\n<p>Tagging the Senate Democrats was no accident, either. The legislative gridlock over policy has been relentless. The U.S. government has been shut down for a whole month; something Bitcoin never does. The network has powered on, processed transactions, bridged borders, survived bear markets, and proven itself, block by block, despite the political storms.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Bitcoin community was proportionally euphoric about Bessent\u2019s post. Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, commented:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYou\u2019re bearish? Please see below. 2025, Bitcoin is going mainstream.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bitcoin advocate and investor Mark Moss responded:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is how the US leads the way! Let\u2019s go!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What\u2019s wild is the context of this post, however. The vibe on Crypto Twitter has arguably <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/the-worst-bull-run-ever-how-institutions-memes-and-macro-turned-cryptos-glory-cycle-into-a-grind\/\">never been more bearish<\/a>. Bitcoin\u2019s price may be hovering around $110,000, but \u201cUptober\u201d hardly brought the rally investors were waiting for.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst Will Clemente <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WClementeIII\/status\/1983930013087908287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commented<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe vibes in the crypto groupchats that I'm in are just sad honestly, people completely giving up and pivoting to other asset classes if they haven't already. Everyone seems jaded, depressed, and defeated, & how can you blame them given how BTC has traded this year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social sentiment, alt-mania, memecoins, BTC, RWAs, none of it is pumping. And yet, here is the Treasury Secretary singing Bitcoin\u2019s praises.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory roadblocks are falling. The big money is finally showing up with mandates. Market structure is maturing by the week, and blue-chip institutions are quietly stacking sats.<\/p>\n<p>The market is changing. Retail and Bitcoin OGs are giving way to institutional investors. Bitcoin is maturing as an asset class and is no longer subject to the wild price swings of the past, when a post like this from a U.S. Treasury Secretary would have sent the BTC price into orbit.<\/p>\n<h2>From Chokepoint to infrastructure<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the prevailing gloom, the significance of Bessent\u2019s statement and this odd era of Bitcoin can\u2019t be overstated. For most of its history, Bitcoin\u2019s very existence was chalked up as a threat by officials. It was something to monitor, curtail, smother, or at least tax into submission. Now, for a Treasury official to champion its resilience and call out the system for its transparency and uptime is more than just a bull signal. It\u2019s an invitation.<\/p>\n<p>Washington may still bicker, and the narratives will keep whiplashing. But one thing is clear: after years of shadowboxing, the U.S. is finally pulling Bitcoin off the blacklist and putting it squarely in the infrastructure conversation. As policymakers scramble for answers, maybe it\u2019s time they really, truly learned something from the network that &#8220;never shuts down.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, a sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary has described Bitcoin as more than just a speculative frenzy. Scott Bessent\u2019s post didn\u2019t just set Crypto Twitter on fire; it marked a monumental shift in how policymakers view the number-one crypto. 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