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 […]
Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce)
Hearing Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Date March 9, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Daylight Saving Time: The hearing focused on the U.S.’s observance of daylight saving time and how this observance impacts both people and the broader economy. Daylight […]
5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology)
Hearing 5G and Beyond: Exploring the Next Wireless Frontier Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Date March 16, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Spectrum Policy and Technical Considerations for Supporting Wireless Technologies: The hearing focused on the deployment of wireless technologies and how the U.S. would need to make […]
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 […]
Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation)
Hearing Developing Next Generation Technology for Innovation Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Date March 23, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Current Global Semiconductor Shortage: The hearing largely focused on the current global semiconductor shortage and its impact on the U.S. economy and U.S. national security. Committee Members and the hearing’s witnesses […]
Keeping Markets Fair: Considering Insider Trading Legislation (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Keeping Markets Fair: Considering Insider Trading Legislation Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date April 5, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Insider Trading Policy and the Insider Trading Prohibition Act: The hearing mainly focused on how the U.S. currently prosecuted insider trading and the proposed Insider Trading Prohibition Act, which would […]
What’s in Your Digital Wallet? A Review of Recent Trends in Mobile Banking and Payments (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Task Force on Financial Technology)
Hearing What’s in Your Digital Wallet? A Review of Recent Trends in Mobile Banking and Payments Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Task Force on Financial Technology Date April 28, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Digital Wallets and Peer-to-Peer Payment Applications: Task Force Members and the hearing’s witnesses expressed interest in the growth in the […]
Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)
Hearing Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Date May 4, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Use of Swipe Fees in the U.S. Payments System: The hearing focused on how interchange fees (also known as swipe fees) were used in the U.S. […]
Examining Student Loan Servicers and Their Impact on Workers (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Examining Student Loan Servicers and Their Impact on Workers Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date May 5, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Student Debt in the U.S.: The hearing focused on the large amount of student debt held by U.S. borrowers and policy solutions for addressing these high debt amounts. […]
A Notch Above? Examining the Bond Rating Industry (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets)
Hearing A Notch Above? Examining the Bond Rating Industry Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Date May 11, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Notching: The hearing largely focused on the practice of notching amongst bond rating agencies. Notching refers to the practice where a rating agency insists […]