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U.S. Senate Banking Committee Sets Hearing on Crypto Legislation Next Week
The congressional committee that was a roadblock in the previous session has scheduled a Feb. 26 hearing on "bipartisan legislative frameworks" for crypto.
Updated Feb 21, 2025, 6:01 p.m. Published Feb 21, 2025, 4:37 p.m. 1 min read
What to know:
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing to discuss bipartisan digital assets legislation next week, the panel announced.
This Senate committee was the one that became a bottleneck in the previous congressional session, but it's now run by Senator Tim Scott, a South Carolina Republican who supports crypto.
The hearing will feature testimony from witnesses including lawyers from Kraken and Lightspark.
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