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U.S. House subcommittee to host hearing on digital currencies next month

As reported on The Block, “Congress is set to host its latest hearing on digital currencies late next month. “The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy will host a hearing on ‘A Review of Domestic and International Approaches to Digital Currencies’ on March 24 at 2 […]

By Chris Sykora · February 24, 2020
U.S. House subcommittee to host hearing on digital currencies next month

As reported on The Block, “Congress is set to host its latest hearing on digital currencies late next month.

“The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy will host a hearing on ‘A Review of Domestic and International Approaches to Digital Currencies’ on March 24 at 2 p.m. ET, according to a notice published on Feb. 21. The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. Emanuel…

“..It’s possible that the Facebook-backed stablecoin project Libra will be up for discussion, given past opposition to the initiative from committee chairwoman Rep. Maxine Waters. Waters called on Facebook to halt work on the stablecoin in the wake of its launch…”