The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development)

Hearing The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Date May 10, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: The Current U.S. Digital […]

Putting the “Stable” in “Stablecoins:” How Legislation Will Help Stablecoins Achieve Their Promise (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Putting the “Stable” in “Stablecoins:” How Legislation Will Help Stablecoins Achieve Their Promise Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date May 18, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Stablecoins and Other Digital Forms of Money: The hearing focused on the growing popularity of stablecoins and other forms […]

The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture)

Hearing The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture Date June 6, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: The Current State of the Digital Assets Market: The hearing focused on the current regulatory environment for digital assets and ongoing trends within the digital assets space. Committee Members […]

Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce)

Hearing Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Date June 7, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Blockchain and Web3 Technologies: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in the growth and innovation of blockchain and Web3 technologies. […]

The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for the Digital Asset Ecosystem (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services)

Hearing The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for the Digital Asset Ecosystem Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Date June 13, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Digital Assets Market Structure Discussion Draft Bill: The hearing largely focused on a recently proposed digital assets market structure discussion draft bill from U.S. House Committee on Financial […]

Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Digital Dollar Dilemma: The Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency and Private Sector Alternatives Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date September 14, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): The hearing focused on the growing interest in CBDCs and considered whether […]

Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Crypto Crime in Context: Breaking Down the Illicit Activity in Digital Assets Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date November 15, 2023   Hearing Takeaways: Use of Digital Assets in Illicit Activity: Subcommittee Democrats and Ms. Jimenez raised concerns over how cryptocurrencies are often used […]

Crypto Crime in Context Part II: Examining Approaches to Combat Illicit Activity (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Crypto Crime in Context Part II: Examining Approaches to Combat Illicit Activity Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date February 15, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Digital Assets and their Potential Use in Illicit Activities: Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in the growth […]

Next Generation Infrastructure: How Tokenization of Real-World Assets Will Facilitate Efficient Markets (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Next Generation Infrastructure: How Tokenization of Real-World Assets Will Facilitate Efficient Markets Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date June 5, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: The Tokenization of Real-World Assets: The hearing considered current tokenization of real-world assets and how policymakers should respond to this […]

Oversight of Digital Commodities (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)

Hearing Oversight of Digital Commodities Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Date July 10, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Current U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Oversight of the Digital Assets Market: The hearing considered the CFTC’s current oversight of the digital assets. Committee Members and CFTC Chairman Behnam expressed concerns that the […]

Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development)

Hearing Reauthorizing the CFTC: Stakeholder Perspectives Committee U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Date July 25, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Reauthorization of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Subcommittee Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in working to reauthorize the CFTC. They noted how Congress […]

Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion)

Hearing Decoding DeFi: Breaking Down the Future of Decentralized Finance Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion Date September 10, 2024   Hearing Takeaways: Decentralized Finance (DeFi): DeFi refers to a novel technology that enables parties to make instant or near-instant transactions globally on a 24/7 basis. […]