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    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.

    Secretary of the Treasury

    Key facts

    Headquarters
    1500 Pennsylvania Avenuesource
    Annual budget
    $20.2 billion (2024)source
    Bureaus' share of Treasury workforce
    98%source
    First Treasurer of the United States
    Michael Hillegas, May 14, 1777source
    Secretary sworn in
    January 28, 2025source

    WYDE coverage of U.S. Department of the Treasury

    Newsletter

    JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.

    Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    The Treasury Proposes Its First Major GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rule, One Month After the Law's Deadline Passed

    Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Putin Signs Russia's First Comprehensive Cryptocurrency Law

    Aug 8, 2026 · 3 min read

    Global Affairs

    Japan and the US Confirm the First Joint Yen Intervention in 15 Years

    Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    The Treasury Sanctions Two Iranian Firms Over a Bitcoin Ship Insurance Scheme in the Strait of Hormuz

    Aug 2, 2026 · 3 min read

    AI

    The White House Accuses Moonshot of Distilling Anthropic's Fable as Treasury Weighs Sanctions

    Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Fed Chair Warsh Will Not Commit to the GENIUS Act's July 18 Stablecoin Rule Deadline

    Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read

    Philanthropy

    IRS Names Abusive Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust Schemes as Listed Transactions

    Jul 8, 2026 · 2 min read

    Philanthropy

    Trump Accounts Go Live on July 4 With $1,000 Deposits for Newborns

    Jul 5, 2026 · 2 min read

    Newsletter

    Big Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.

    Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read

    Crypto & DeFi

    Stablecoin Issuers Face Bank-Style Oversight as GENIUS Act Rules Near July 18 Deadline

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read

    Philanthropy

    DOJ Stands Up National Fraud Division and IRS Targets Fiscal Sponsorship in Same Month

    May 1, 2026 · 3 min read

    Government & Fraud

    Treasury Proposes Paying Whistleblowers Up to 30% for Reporting Fraud and Sanctions Violations

    Apr 2, 2026 · 3 min read

    Sources

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