Witnesses called to appear include Coinbase’s Alesia Haas, Circle’s Jeremy Allaire and Bitfury’s Brian Brooks. It will be the first time companies representing the controversial sector have been questioned in this way.
US politicians across the political spectrum have called for more scrutiny of crypto-currencies.
Elizabeth Warren on the left of the Democratic Party has called for tougher regulation of the sector and Donald Trump has described crypto-currencies as “a scam”.
The hearing before the US House Financial Services Committee will focus on “the challenges and benefits of financial innovation”, according to the committee announcement.
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