Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns US manufacturing has been weakened by decades of efficiency-first policy, with implications for crypto infrastructure and stablecoin legislation.

Bessent will argue in a speech Friday that Washington has excessively prioritized efficiency over resilience, making the American industrial base vulnerable.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent links US manufacturing vulnerabilities to digital asset policy at Reagan Forum, advocating reshoring and a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns US manufacturing has been weakened by decades of efficiency-first policy, with implications for crypto infrastructure and stablecoin…