Article states, "The hearings will be held by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and by a subpart of the Senate Banking Committee,

Article states, "The hearings will be held by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and by a subpart of the Senate Banking Committee, the aides said." And then it continues, "As with all emerging technologies, the federal government must make sure that potential threats and risks are dealt with swiftly; however, we must also ensure that rash or uninformed actions don’t stifle a potentially valuable technology." While I cannot say sooth how exactly this will end, but I have a feeling it will end in tears. And by tears, I mean primarily our tears. I mockingly envision TSA agents shaking me down at an airport for undeclared bitcoins and then absconding with my hardware until they can determine that I'm not illegally transporting undeclared bitcoins across state borders. I'd mock this notion, but at this point in time, I know better.