Congress should focus on trading, lending and decentralized finance, the securities regulator said.
The hearing was almost certainly the testiest in a trio of crypto-themed inquiries Tuesday morning.
In her letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Warren cited DeFi, crypto-enabled cyber attacks and unique threats posed by stablecoins as risks to the financial system.
“We expect volatility to remain under pressure until mid [to] late August,” said one trading firm.
Progressives should step outside of their comfort zone and explore the possibilities offered by this new technology, says a progressive.
The Democrat senator said in a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler that she needs answers by July 28.
Politicians like Elizabeth Warren are pushing bitcoin policies that put the U.S.'s commitment to free speech at risk.
The announcement came in a hearing about central bank digital currencies.
We're seeing regulators and lawmakers pay closer attention to crypto and, specifically, how it may be regulated.
Greening bitcoin would be a good thing in itself, and it would take away a tool of misdirection from those who oppose it for other reasons.
While a Senate Banking Committee hearing ostensibly focused on central bank digital currencies, bitcoin’s role in the ecosystem drew much of the attention.
Yellen said late last month that bitcoin was a "highly speculative asset."