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Only five US senators out of the 11 typically on the digital assets subcommittee were available to ask questions about a potential market structure bill.<\/p>\n
Many members of the US Senate Banking Committee\u2019s subcommittee on digital assets were not present for a hearing to discuss market structure.<\/p>\n
In a Tuesday hearing, \u201cexploring bipartisan legislative frameworks for digital asset market structure,\u201d the subcommittee chair, Cynthia Lummis, said<\/a> there had been \u201ca lot of competing committees\u201d on the schedule for the day, which may have explained why only five senators out of the 11 typically on the subcommittee were available to ask questions to former regulators and industry experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n Republican senators Dave McCormick, Bill Hagerty and Bernie Moreno joined Lummis, another Republican, and Senator Angela Alsobrooks to ask questions of former US Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam, Coinbase\u2019s vice president of legal, Ryan VanGrack, Multicoin Capital\u2019s general<\/a> counsel, Greg Xethalis and University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Executive Director, Sarah Hammer. <\/p>\n Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more News<\/a> articles, you can visit our General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n