Hearings

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Previewing Congress's Joint Crypto Regulation Hearing
Congress is holding the first of several planned joint hearings on crypto legislation.
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Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Democrats Blast Draft Stablecoin Bill in First 2023 Hearing on Issue
Despite Republican House committee leaders publishing a draft bill and talking about progress, it hasn't been on the bipartisan level required for an eventual law, lawmakers s...
Reps. Patrick McHenry and Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table With Assertion That DeFi Falls Under Securities Rules
Unless Congress legislates otherwise, U.S. oversight will hold most of the crypto world inside the SEC’s jurisdiction as the agency moves to make its reach increasingly explic...
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Coinbase argued Tuesday in the first crypto-related case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Coinbase Argues an Arbitration Case in U.S. Supreme Court as Crypto Makes Its Debut
The first cryptocurrency matter to come up at the high court isn’t directly about digital assets but is a dispute over how courts should handle scuffles over arbitration.
Coinbase argued Tuesday in the first crypto-related case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich from Consensus 2019 https://flic.kr/p/2gunmH6 (CoinDesk)
Voyager’s Binance US Sale Plan ‘Full Steam Ahead,’ Counsel Says
97% of creditors have so far voted in favor of the plans with hours left to go in the vote, Voyager’s attorneys told a court.
Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich from Consensus 2019 https://flic.kr/p/2gunmH6 (CoinDesk)

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Objectors to FTX Using Sullivan & Cromwell as Its Law Firm Seek to Delay Court Hearing
The issue of the law firm is expected to be the subject of a bankruptcy court hearing scheduled for Friday.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

FTX CEO John Ray III testifies in the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about the company's collapse. (U.S. House Financial Services Committee)
With Founder Facing Charges, New CEO Says FTX Embezzled Customer Cash
Sam Bankman-Fried is now a criminal defendant, and CEO John Ray III told lawmakers FTX embezzled customer funds "right in front of their eyes."
FTX CEO John Ray III testifies in the U.S. House Financial Services Committee about the company's collapse. (U.S. House Financial Services Committee)

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US Senators Rebuke Sam Bankman-Fried for Refusing Invitations to Testify
The top Democrat and Republican of the Senate Banking Committee accused the ex-FTX CEO of an “unprecedented abdication of accountability.”
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam testifying on FTX before the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
CFTC Chairman Suggests 'Pause' to Overhaul Senate Bill Following FTX Debacle
Rostin Behnam said in light of recent events lawmakers should make sure the bill has no gaps.
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam testifying on FTX before the Senate Agriculture Committee. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
US CFTC’s Behnam Will Testify at FTX Hearing in Senate
The chairman is the first witness listed so far by the Senate Agriculture Committee as it prepares a hearing on the FTX blowup.
U.S. Capitol Building (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)