WATCH: Breaking Down the Libra Hearings

CoinDesk LIVE presents opinions and commentary on Libra's hard road ahead. Join six experts and our own editors for a detailed discussion of the future of Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency.

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Updated Sep 13, 2021 at 11:11 a.m. UTC
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The Senate Committee hearing on Facebook's Libra is happening now and CoinDesk LIVE is here to keep you up to date on the the current state of Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency.

Please join us live at CoinDesk's studios as we talk to six experts on crypto, government, and Facebook's efforts. We'll be streaming these discussions right here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArTO3FE3a5A

Our Schedule

11:30am Joel Telpner, Chair of Fintech and Blockchain Practice Group, at Sullivan & Worcester LLP.

12:15pm Jeff Bandman, Lecturer in Global Affairs at Yale University, and a former fintech advisor at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) where he spun up LabCFTC, the agency's in-house team dedicated to emerging technologies.

2pm: Jake Benson is a long-time industry entrepreneur and the CEO and Founder of Lukka, a comprehensive tool for calculating capital gains taxes for cryptocurrency.

3pm: Juan Llanos, FinTech and RegTech Advisor.

4pm: Nisa Amoils is a Venture Capital Investor and securities lawyer focused on the convergence of blockchain and finance. She also wrote the book “WTF is happening - Women Tech Founders on the Rise.”

5pm: Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar, founder and CEO, Klayman LLC and Inflection Point Blockchain Advisors, and one of the best known cryptocurrency lawyers.

Remember we would love to hear from you via chat in the livestream or Tweet us with the hashtag #coindesklive if you have questions for our experts.

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