By — News Desk News Desk Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-agriculture-committee-hearing-on-risks-and-regulations-in-digital-assets Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Senate Agriculture committee hearing on risks and regulations in digital assets Politics Updated on Feb 9, 2022 2:52 PM EDT — Published on Feb 9, 2022 11:26 AM EDT The Senate Agriculture committee held a hearing Wednesday on risks, innovation and regulations in digital assets. Watch the hearing in the player above. The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. Federal law enforcement officials said the recovered sum was linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange whose systems were breached by hackers nearly six years ago. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — News Desk News Desk
The Senate Agriculture committee held a hearing Wednesday on risks, innovation and regulations in digital assets. Watch the hearing in the player above. The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange. Federal law enforcement officials said the recovered sum was linked to the hack of Bitfinex, a virtual currency exchange whose systems were breached by hackers nearly six years ago. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now