House Financial Services Committee

​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’
​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler repeatedly dodged the question on whether Ethereum is a security or a commodity in Tuesday's House Financial Service...
​​SEC Chair Gary Gensler Dodges Answering Question: ‘Is Ether a Security?’

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)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Pool /Getty images)
SEC Chair Gensler Declines to Say if Ether Is a Security in Contentious Congressional Hearing
Gary Gensler testified before the House Financial Services Committee for roughly five hours on Tuesday.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Pool /Getty images)

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
What’s in the House Financial Services Committee’s Stablecoin Bill?
It would ban a future terraUSD, at least temporarily, and create licensing rules for fiat-backed stablecoin issuers.
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Congressional Hot Seat Over Crypto Policy and Plans
SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Congressional Hot Seat Over Crypto Policy and Plans
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler got grilled today in a heated hearing before the House Financial Services Committee over crypto policy and reg...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Congressional Hot Seat Over Crypto Policy and Plans

U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by o...
U.S. House Committee Publishes Draft Stablecoin Bill; CME to Add New Crypto Offerings

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)

House Committee Publishes Draft Version of Stablecoin Bill
House Committee Publishes Draft Version of Stablecoin Bill
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee published a draft version of a potential landmark stablecoin bill, with proposals including a moratorium on stablecoins backed by o...
House Committee Publishes Draft Version of Stablecoin Bill

2022 Was Undeniably Miserable Year for Crypto: BitGo CEO
2022 Was Undeniably Miserable Year for Crypto: BitGo CEO
During a crypto hearing held by the House Financial Services Committee’s subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe outlined the...
2022 Was Undeniably Miserable Year for Crypto: BitGo CEO