Hearing on "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains"
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hybrid hearing that included both in-person and remote attendance on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. This hearing took place in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely using Cisco WebEx online video conferencing. The hearing is entitled, "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains."
Key Documents
Memorandum from Chairman Pallone to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Opening Statement from Chairman Pallone as prepared for delivery
Opening Statement from Subcommittee Chair DeGette as prepared for delivery
Livestream
Witnesses
Ari Juels
Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Professor
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute
Cornell Tech
John Belizaire
Chief Executive Officer
Soluna Computing, Inc.
Brian Brooks
Chief Executive Officer
BitFury
Steve Wright
Former Chief Executive Officer
Chelan County Public Utility District and Bonneville Power Administration
Gregory Zerzan
Shareholder
Jordan Ramis P.C.