Video & Transcript Research : 'Digital Assets'

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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:00 am

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • create an internal OSBI division focused on cyber-enabled crime, financial fraud, identity theft, and digital
  • It would also go to acquiring digital forensic technology and investigative tools specific to this area
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Commerce Committee Meeting - 2026-03-26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We worry this data will be stored, sold, or accessible to law enforcement in creating a digital paper
  • <01:04:02.720> literacy on comprehensive digital literacy on comprehensive digital literacy
  • Trying to uh protect our children, protect their data in this digital world.
  • I find myself at an interesting kind of nexus in this conversation because I own a digital marketing
  • I find myself at an interesting kind of nexus in this conversation because I own a digital marketing
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/24/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • The computer urged him to commit suicide so they could be together digitally.
  • 01:17:45.600> could<01:17:45.800> be<01:17:45.920> together<01:17:46.360> digitally
  • so they could be together digitally. so they could be together digitally.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • uh, government entities to satisfy public notice requirements in publishing, you know, qualifying digital
  • Not as many people read print newspapers anymore, but they all read digital, uh, unbelievably.
  • We turned Texas energy into digital security and grid stability.
  • We're not just consumers, we're the grid's digital shock absorbers.
  • Well, this bill provides real-time digital mapping resources for first responders.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we all know we all receive digital information.
  • This feature helps us take our next steps as we continue to move digitally.
  • We turn Texas energy into digital security and grid stability.
  • We're not just consumers; we're the grid's digital shock absorbers.
  • Well, this bill provides real-time digital mapping resources for first responders.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • Super cryptocurrency and digital assets.
  • crypto and digital asset uh rules under crypto and digital asset uh rules under their<00:28:57.840
  • assets through digital bringing real assets through digital twins<00:32:14.159> on<00:32:14.399
  • <00:37:46.640> assets Bitcoin and also other digital assets Bitcoin and also other digital
  • um against which the digital assets um against which the digital asset<01:56:56.800> business
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The Stable Token Study Commission held its first regular meeting, welcomed all remaining appointed members, and completed brief introductions from legislators and agency designees. The chair outlined the commission’s plan to use the first part of the enabling legislation as a “level-setting” discussion, focusing this meeting on the basics of blockchain, the current landscape for stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, and leaving blockchain-based trust for a later meeting. No votes were taken. The main presentation came from Deanna Bario Zales of the Global Blockchain Business Council, who described stablecoins as increasingly converging toward fiat-backed or asset-backed models, with algorithmic designs viewed more cautiously. She said stablecoins are being used for payments, remittances, DeFi activity, cross-border transfers, retail use in high-inflation markets, and treasury functions, while noting risks such as peg instability, reserve transparency, counterparty and network risk, and possible capital flight from weaker banking systems. She cited growth in supply, wallet activity, and transfer volume, and said U.S.-pegged stablecoins dominate the market, with USDT and USDC leading. Zales also discussed tokenized real-world assets, describing them as digital representations of physical assets that can enable fractional ownership, liquidity, and faster settlement. She said the market is growing quickly, with institutional participation from firms such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton, and projected continued expansion. She closed with an overview of regulatory developments, emphasizing the new U.S. stablecoin framework under the Genius Act, the proposed Clarity Act, OCC guidance, and similar regimes in the EU, UK, UAE, Singapore, Japan, and elsewhere, all of which she said are shaping compliance requirements and market development.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • asset service providers—companies that custody or transmit digital currencies and other digital assets
  • What is a digital asset service provider?
  • Those digital assets as well.
  • You can use your digital assets... funds or the digital assets you have in your account on that exchange
  • that facilitates the trading of digital assets.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 17, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

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  • the golden age of digital assets. Mr. the golden age of digital assets. Mr.
  • <00:44:15.280> assets, subcommittee on digital assets, subcommittee on digital assets, financial
  • <00:47:19.119> asset once and for all that digital asset once and for all that digital asset
  • digital asset marketplace. digital asset marketplace.
  • assets, custodying digital assets, investing in digital assets, or dealing or raising capital around
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025

Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • asset service providers, companies that custody or transmit digital currencies and other digital assets
  • asset service providers while prioritizing customer protection in a rapidly evolving digital asset space
  • asset industry by mandating that digital asset service providers offer customers quarterly access to
  • What is a Representative Schoolcraft: digital asset service provider?
  • Marcus Adams: A digital asset service provider.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

CPN Informational Briefing 11-12-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:50:44.000> asset as we see growth in the digital asset as we see growth in the digital
  • <00:52:43.599> of digital assets and the kinds of digital assets and the kinds of like<00:
  • digital asset kiosk licensing regime. digital asset kiosk licensing regime.
  • > to<01:12:38.320> be means a digital asset uh designed to be means a digital asset uh designed
  • > asset<01:18:29.679> matters um just other digital asset matters um just other digital
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Hawaii State Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection held an informational briefing on digital assets, blockchain, and related regulatory developments. Chair Jarrett Keohoko said the committee was focusing on national and state policy issues around digital assets, while leaving the separate issue of Bitcoin kiosks and fraud to the House Consumer Protection Committee, which had already noticed a similar briefing. No public testimony was taken; the session was for informational updates and member questions. Representatives from the Aptos Foundation, including JC Yun and Michael Cheng, gave a detailed presentation on blockchain basics and Aptos’s technology. They described blockchain as a tamper-resistant digital ledger, explained proof-of-work and proof-of-stake systems, and argued that proof-of-stake networks are faster, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly. They also emphasized smart contracts and potential uses beyond speculation, such as car titles, college transcripts, collectibles, digital IDs, real estate, and other tokenized assets. The presenters highlighted Aptos’s Hawaii connections and said the technology could help local residents and businesses participate in the digital economy. They cited adoption statistics, including billions of transactions on Aptos, tokenized money market funds from major financial firms, micro-lending applications, decentralized cloud infrastructure, and the rapid growth of stablecoins. They acknowledged concerns about scams and consumer protection, but argued that the answer is stronger regulation and education rather than avoiding the technology altogether.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Custodial accounts for virtual currency 3/3/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The legislation before us allows banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets
  • Basically, a safe deposit box for digital assets like cryptocurrencies.
  • As digital assets and virtual currencies become more mainstream, consumers are already asking familiar
  • safety deposit box for digital assets. safety deposit box for digital assets.
  • digital asset or cryptocurrency these uh digital asset or cryptocurrency exchanges.<00:12:59.920>
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 3709, which would allow Minnesota banks and credit unions to offer custodial accounts for digital assets such as cryptocurrency. The bill authors said the measure is intended to let local financial institutions provide a regulated “digital safety deposit box” service, keeping innovation and consumer choice under Minnesota oversight rather than pushing customers to out-of-state or offshore providers. The Department of Commerce testified in support, saying it appreciates efforts to incorporate virtual currency into the regulatory framework and that the bill levels the playing field for trusted community institutions. Members and testifiers discussed whether the bill was really about consumer protection, institutional competitiveness, or both. Supporters from the Minnesota Credit Union Network and St. Cloud Financial Credit Union said the bill helps local institutions remain relevant as customers increasingly ask for crypto services, and one testifier said the credit union had seen significant liquidity leave local communities for exchanges. They also emphasized that the accounts are custodial, not exchange services, and are not NCUA-insured; one witness noted some institutions may obtain private insurance for risks like loss of keys or hacking. A Department of Commerce witness also said the agency is working on separate legislation to address unclaimed virtual currency property. Several members raised concerns about volatility, scams, and whether the bill simply helps banks stay relevant. In response, supporters argued that local institutions can provide a trusted point of contact and help customers avoid fraud, unlike stand-alone crypto exchanges or kiosks. The committee also discussed fees, with one witness saying the credit union’s expected charge would be percentage-based with a minimum of $5 and a maximum of $25. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Section two deals with an individual's right to hold digital assets and transact using those digital
  • <00:03:40.560> legal digital assets for payment for legal digital assets for payment for legal
  • <00:04:16.079> assets<00:04:16.519> and know the age of dig digital assets and know
  • digital assets and blockchain regards to digital assets and blockchain Technology<00:04:40.720> by
  • using hold digital assets and transact using hold digital assets and transact using those<00:
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and first introduced a guest before taking up House Bill 701, sponsored by Representative Adam Bowling. The committee adopted a committee substitute by voice vote. Bowling explained that the substitute removed the bill’s mining-related language and added clarification that the bill does not require anyone to accept digital assets as payment. The bill was described as a measure to modernize Kentucky’s approach to digital assets and blockchain technology, protect the right to hold and transact in digital assets, and clarify that certain crypto activities are not securities; it also preserves authority for the Attorney General to pursue fraud under existing consumer protection laws. Members asked questions about why Kentucky should act before federal regulators fully resolve whether digital assets are securities or commodities, whether the bill affected local zoning authority, and how the measure addresses consumer protection and money laundering concerns. Bowling and a Coinbase representative said the bill is intended to provide clarity, align Kentucky with emerging federal developments, and avoid stifling innovation. They noted that Coinbase remains subject to federal AML/KYC rules and that recent federal litigation over staking and securities issues had been dismissed. Several members said they supported the bill as a way to put Kentucky in a leading position, while others expressed uncertainty about the security-versus-commodity question. The committee then voted on House Bill 701 as amended by the substitute. The bill passed on a roll call vote, with most members voting yes. Representative Camuel passed, saying she wanted more time to understand the issue, and Representative Grossberg voted yes with reservations. Representative Hancock and others said the bill’s regulatory clarity and consumer protection aspects were important, and Representative Lockett said the measure would help Kentucky be ready once federal regulators decide how crypto should be classified.