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Senate Banking Committee to Hold Nomination Hearings for Jerome Powell, Lael Brainard

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing for Jerome Powell Tuesday on his nomination to a second term as Federal Reserve chair. It will hold a separate hearing Thursday to consider the nomination of Fed Governor Lael Brainard to be vice chair. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what we know and what we can expect.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Taking Aim at Stablecoins, DeFi During Senate Banking Committee Hearing

“The Hash” panel reacts to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticizing stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) in a Tuesday hearing with the Senate Banking Committee. Are stablecoins truly the lifeblood of DeFi, as Warren suggests, and without them, would open finance collapse as we know it?

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Why Bitcoin Is ‘In a Great Moment’ Despite Tumbling Ahead of Fed Meeting

Marcelo Sampaio, CEO & co-founder of crypto asset manager Hashdex, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin despite investor jitters growing over the upcoming Fed decision on combating inflation. Plus, the state of crypto in Latin America and thoughts on stablecoins following Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee hearing.

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What Are the Biggest Risks of Stablecoins?

As the crypto industry anticipates the Senate Banking Committee to conduct a hearing on stablecoins, Ryan Clements, assistant professor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, shares insights into the risks, regulations, and wider state of stablecoins. Plus, his take on the use cases of algorithmic stablecoins and economic incentives of LUNA.

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Senate Banking Committee to Hold Stablecoin Hearing Tuesday

With a Senate Banking Committee hearing about stablecoins tomorrow, CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De shares his insights and what key information investors should be looking for in the hearing.

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SEC Chair Gensler: Coinbase Should Register With Regulator

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday crypto exchanges like Coinbase should register with the regulator. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the main takeaways in the latest escalation of Gensler’s previous statements regarding whether crypto trading platforms qualify as securities exchanges.

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SEC Chair Gary Gensler to Appear Before Senate Banking Committee on Regulating Crypto

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to expect from Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler is scheduled to testify regarding the SEC’s role in crypto regulation. Plus, reactions to Gensler suggesting the SEC could ban certain Chinese companies from trading in the U.S.

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What to Expect From Tuesday’s Senate Banking Committee Hearing

The Senate Banking Committee is holding its oversight hearing of the SEC Tuesday, with Chair Gary Gensler testifying as the sole SEC Commissioner to do so. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses the specifications and potential outcomes. Plus, his take on tapering ahead of Tuesday’s updated inflation numbers.

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Key Takeaways From Senate Banking Committee's Crypto Hearing

As U.S. lawmakers become increasingly concerned about different aspects of the digital asset industry, Congress is continuing to hold hearings around cryptocurrencies. Marta Belcher, the Board Chair of the Filecoin Foundation and participant of Tuesday's Senate Banking Committee's hearing on cryptocurrencies' use cases, discusses her main takeaways from the hearing and why she's "not surprised" that it focused primarily on issues of ransomware and ESG.

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