Congress Shares Witness List For Upcoming Bitcoin Mining Hearing
A diverse set of bitcoin mining insiders and outsiders will testify at the House tomorrow.The list of witnesses invited to testify at tomorrow’s U.S. Congress hearing on the energy usage of bitcoin mining and its consequences has been released, featuring a diverse set of professionals directly and indirectly involved in the industry.The House will hold the hearing on Thursday as its Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee seeks to get a better understanding of Bitcoin’s power consumption and why it is needed after a cohort of national and international climate-related organizations sent....
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Crypto allies dominate the list of witnesses slated to appear before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. As U.S. Congress is preparing to take a thorough look at the energy use of crypto mining, the list of witnesses for the Thursday hearing contains more proponents of blockchain technology than its outright critics.The House Energy and Commerce Oversight Subcommittee announced a hearing on “Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains” last week, with the event itself scheduled for Jan. 20. The focus of the hearing will be on the energy and environmental effects....
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Major North American bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 Mining has been approved for listing on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol HUT. The company is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Hut 8 Mining Corp. announced Thursday that its common shares have been approved to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (Nasdaq) under the ticker symbol HUT. Nasdaq’s website explains that the global select market “has the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world.” Hut 8 Mining describes itself as “one of North America’s oldest and largest....
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At 1PM on 4/2/14 in room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the House Committee on Small Business assembled for a hearing on Bitcoin: Examining the Benefits and Risks for Small Business. The House Committee on Small Business is chaired by Congressman Sam Graves [MO-06], other representatives on the committee are Tom Rice [SC-07], Chris Collins [NY-27], Kerry Bentivolio [MI-11], David Schweikert [AZ-06], Tim Huelskamp [KS-01], Richard Hanna [NY-22], Jaime Herrera Beutler [WA-03], Scott Tipton [CO-03], Mick Mulvaney [SC-05], Blaine Luetkemeyer [MO-03], Mike Coffman [CO-06], and last....