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Bitcoin faces a brutal irony as the Treasury refuses to save BTC from its own political success

Crypto News, Coin Prices & Market Trends | CryptoSlate [Unoffic… February 5, 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Congress he has no authority to bail out Bitcoin. The exchange came during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, when Senator Brad Sherman asked whether the Treasury could intervene to support cryptocurrency prices. Bessent's answer was direct: he cannot use taxpayer dollars to buy Bitcoin, and the question falls outside his […] The post Bitcoin faces a brutal irony as the Treasury refuses to save BTC from its own political success appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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