Hearing: "Cleaning Up Cryptocurrency: The Energy Impacts of Blockchains"

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Thursday, January 20, 2022 (10:30 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.
This will be a hybrid hearing held in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, as well as remotely on the Committee's Cisco Webex Platform. The hearing will be live streamed on the Committee's website at https://energycommerce.house.gov.

Witnesses

Mr. Ari Juels
Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Professor, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute, Cornell Tech

Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 03/09/2022 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM

Mr. John Belizaire
Chief Executive Officer, Soluna Computing, Inc.

Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 03/09/2022 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM

Mr. Brian Brooks
Chief Executive Officer, BitFury

Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 07:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 03/09/2022 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM

Mr. Steve Wright
Former Chief Executive Officer, Chelan County Public Utility District and Bonneville Power Administration

Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 03/09/2022 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM

Mr. Gregory Zerzan
Shareholder, Jordan Ramis P.C.

Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Questions for the Record Responses [PDF] Added 03/09/2022 at 09:12 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 01/19/2022 at 05:28 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 01/17/2022 at 08:31 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. DeGette - Revised Written Testimony of Brian Brooks, CEO, Bitfury [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Schakowsky - Op-Ed by Matt Stoller dated December 7, 2021 [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 04:12 PM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chair DeGette [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 03:07 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 03:07 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Griffith [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Rodgers [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 04:12 PM

Hearing Record

  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 01/20/2022 at 04:12 PM
  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 01/28/2022 at 10:08 AM

First Published: January 12, 2022 at 04:31 PM
Last Updated: March 9, 2022 at 09:12 AM


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