Senate Hearings on Bitcoin: What You Need to Know
So maybe you've heard some chatter about United States Senate hearings on Bitcoin this week. But did you know there's more than one hearing on Bitcoin happening in the Senate this week? The first hearing is taking place on Monday and involves the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. The hearing is taking place at 3 PM Eastern time. Witnesses on the side of the federal government include Jennifer Shasky Calvery of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network at the U. S. Department of the Treasury, Mythili Ramanof the U. S. Department of Justice, and Edward W. Lowery III from....
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Two senate committees are expected to convene soon regarding possible regulatory issues related to decentralized electronic currencies such as bitcoin. Congressional aide sources inside the Senate told the Wall Street Journal that members of government and representatives from the private sector are expected to testify during the hearings. No dates have been set, but the hearings are expected to occur within the next few weeks. "The Bitcoin Foundation thinks these upcoming hearings are good for consumers and others as education on bitcoin is important," Jinyoung Englund, the foundation's....
TIME is reporting that the Senate Homeland Security Committee is planning to hold hearings on Bitcoin within a month, in a report published today. The committee sent letters to nine federal agencies in July asking for their thoughts on Bitcoins and other virtual currencies in the hopes of developing a holistic approach to the so-called cryptocurrency that neither stifles the currency's potential nor enables criminals to abuse it. Tom Carper, committee chairmain said,
View the full video of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on virtual currencies here. The Present and Future Impact of Virtual Currency hearing taking place today at the US Senate will be webcasted live on C-SPAN3. The Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance, and Subcommittee on Economic Policy will meet in open session. This is the second of two hearings on digital currency this week, the first being held by the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs....
What happens when the US Senate meets Bitcoin? Today and tomorrow, the US Senate will conduct two hearings to learn more about this skyrocketing in value, digital, decentralized cryptocurrency. Summoning representatives from the Bitcoin Foundation, BitPay, Circle, Ripple and additionally, representatives from FinCen, Academia and Financial Services Roundtable. Today, the Bitcoin Foundation and Circle will share the merits of Bitcoin at a 3pm EST Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing entitled, "Beyond Silk Road: Potential Risks, Threats, and Promises of Virtual....
The Senate of France has conducted hearings into bitcoin and other digital currencies, with a number of speakers from the industry presenting their case today. The Senate Finance Committee hearing on 15th January was chaired by Philippe Marini of political party UMP, and featured a number of high-profile representatives from the Bank of France, the Treasury Department, the Ministry of Finance's anti-money laundering arm Tracfin (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins), DNRED (National Directorate of Intelligence and Customs Investigations) and FING....