Tagged: senate committee on agriculture

January 29, 2026 @ 1:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation, advanced out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry today. Chairman of the Committee, John Boozman, called the approval a critical step towards providing clarity in the digital asset ecosystem. “Advancing this bill brings us… Read More

December 4, 2022 @ 5:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Senate Agriculture Committee, which has oversight of commodities markets, held a hearing on the collapse of FTX, once an inside-the-beltway darling, today a virtual pariah as policymakers rush to react to the bankruptcy of the crypto exchange. Before the crypto exchange went bust,… Read More

December 1, 2022 @ 7:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Senate Committee on Agriculture will hold a hearing today (December 1, 2022) at 10 AM ET to review the failure of FTX. This Committee holds oversight on the commodities industry and, therefore on aspects of crypto markets that are deemed to be regulated commodities…. Read More

November 27, 2022 @ 10:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry will hold a hearing titled “Why Congress Needs to Act: Lessons Learned from the FTX Collapse.”  The Committee has oversight of FTX due to the fact that certain crypto assets are regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission… Read More

August 3, 2022 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Several US Senators, all members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, have introduced new bi-partisan legislation targeting the digital asset sector. U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee and John Boozman, Ranking Member, along with Senators Cory Booker and John Thune have introduced the Digital… Read More