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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. 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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now