CSPAN3 Virtual Currencies February 9, 2018
Committee met to discuss Virtual Currency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission discussed the oversight and regulatory actions thus far. This is just under two hours. The committee will come to order. This morning we will receive testimony from sec chairman jay clayton, and cftc chairman Chris Giancarlo on the current world of the oversight conducted by their two agencies. Welcome, gentlemen. Virtual currencies are meant to act as a type of money that can be traded on online exchanges for conventional currencies such as dollars. We are used to purchased goods or services predominantly onli...