Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services)

Hearing Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: Understanding the Challenges and Benefits of Financial Innovation in the United States Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Date December 8, 2021   Hearing Takeaways: Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets: The hearing focused on the growth in popularity of digital assets and cryptocurrencies. Committee Members and the […]

Stablecoins: How Do They Work, How Are They Used, and What Are Their Risks? (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Hearing Stablecoins: How Do They Work, How Are They Used, and What Are Their Risks? Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date December 14, 2021   Hearing Takeaways: Stablecoins: The hearing focused on the growing popularity of stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies whose value is tied to a reference asset (such as […]

Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ Report on Stablecoins (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services)

Hearing Digital Assets and the Future of Finance: The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets’ Report on Stablecoins Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Date February 8, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Stablecoins: The hearing focused on stablecoins, which are digital assets that have their values pegged to a reserve asset (such as the U.S. […]

Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)

Hearing Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Date February 9, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: The U.S.’s Oversight and Regulation of Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies: The hearing focused on the U.S.’s current oversight and regulation of digital assets and cryptocurrencies, with a particular emphasis on the […]

Examining the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Stablecoins (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Hearing Examining the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets Report on Stablecoins Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date February 15, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Stablecoins: The hearing was focused on stablecoins and how U.S. policymakers were approaching this novel payments technology. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that have their values pegged to […]

Examining Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Hearing Examining Mandatory Arbitration in Financial Service Products Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date March 8, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: The hearing focused on the use of mandatory arbitration agreements in financial service product contracts. These agreements bind financial institutions and consumers to make use of arbitration […]

Understanding the Role of Digital Assets in Illicit Finance (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)

Hearing Understanding the Role of Digital Assets in Illicit Finance Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date March 17, 2022   Hearing Takeaways: Use of Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies in Illicit Finance: The hearing focused on the role of digital assets and cryptocurrencies in illicit finance, including in the facilitation of […]