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Senate Banking Committee
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.

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.

State of Crypto: Congress Is Holding 3 Hearings Today, Here's What to Expect
Congress is holding three simultaneous hearings around cryptocurrencies today – and they're all on different types of use cases.

Treasury Nominees Pledge to Enforce New Crypto Regulation
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing for Ryan Nelson and Elizabeth Rosenberg, who have been nominated to financial crimes roles within the Treasury Department. CoinDesk's Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De shares some key takeaways and the implications for crypto regulation under the Biden administration.

The Case for Digital Dollar
Joining “First Mover” is Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor of Finance Darrell Duffie, who testified at the recent Senate Banking Committee hearing on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs.

Elizabeth Warren, US Lawmakers Put Bitcoin on Trial in Senate CBDC Hearing
CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De on the main takeaways from Wednesday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing where Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and other lawmakers grilled four witnesses about bitcoin and their views on whether to develop a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or “digital dollar.”

Elizabeth Warren, US Lawmakers Put Bitcoin on Trial in Senate CBDC Hearing
While a Senate Banking Committee hearing ostensibly focused on central bank digital currencies, bitcoin’s role in the ecosystem drew much of the attention.

Wall Street Bank CEOs to Mention Crypto Before Congressional Banking Panels This Week
“We continue to closely and actively follow developments around cryptocurrencies,” said Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf in a statement.

State of Crypto: Congress Takes One Step Closer to Regulatory Clarity
A bipartisan bill addressing cryptocurrencies made it through the House of Representatives. Next up: the Senate.
