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New Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth owns between $5,000 and $15,000 in Bitcoin

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth owns between $5,000 and $15,000 in Bitcoin .

Financial records show he earned over $5 million from Fox News and up to $1 million from a Baltimore rental property.

The Army veteran has openly backed cryptocurrency, praising its independence from government control.

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