Senate Banking Committee

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Witnesses will discuss stablecoins and tokenized dollars during Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing on the digitization of money.

By Nikhilesh DeJun 30, 2020

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A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 3, 2019

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Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) questioned the claim that blockchain spurs financial inclusion at Tuesday's Banking Committee hearing.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 30, 2019

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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is about to hold its hearing on regulation for cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Here's how you can watch it.

By Daniel PalmerJul 30, 2019

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Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire calls for Congress to treat digital assets as their own asset class in testimony for Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 29, 2019

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The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory frameworks for July 30.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 24, 2019

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Lawmakers at last week’s hearings took pains to distinguish Facebook’s Libra from the broader crypto space, showing a new maturity in their approach.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 23, 2019

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The Congressional hearings on Facebook's Libra are likely to focus more on the company's privacy failings than broad crypto policy questions.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 15, 2019

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Facebook's David Marcus told lawmakers its new libra cryptocurrency will not store or share personal financial information – with a few caveats.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 9, 2019

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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee wants to know more about Facebook's crypto project.

By Nikhilesh DeMay 10, 2019