Interesting. While Comey was testifying, there were two other House hearings going on having to do with blockchains

I don't know what to make of it, if anything, but in this business round-up article by Bloomberg writer Matt Levine, he mentions that there happened to be two other hearings going on having to do with blockchains at the same time James Comey was testifying before Congress:

"But my favorite blockchain news today is that there will be not one but two congressional hearings about consumer fintech and virtual currencies at 10 a.m. today. Do you know what else is happening in Congress at 10 a.m. today? You do, you really do." (italics and inline links in the original)

The names of the hearings:

Disrupter Series: Improving Consumer’s Financial Options With FinTech

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:00am

Location: 2123 Rayburn

Disrupter Series: Improving Consumer’s Financial Options With FinTech
Subcommittees:

Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection (115th Congress)

Witnesses

Ms. Jeanne Hogarth
Vice President, Center for Financial Services Innovation

Mr. Javier Saade
Managing Director, Fenway Summer Ventures

Ms. Christina Tetreault
Staff Attorney, Consumer Union

Mr. Peter Van Valkenburgh
Research Director, Coin Center

Financial Services Committee
Hearing entitled “Virtual Currency: Financial Innovation and National Security Implications”

Thursday, June 8, 2017 10:00 AM in 2128 Rayburn HOB

Terrorism and Illicit Finance

Witness list

Mr. Jerry Brito, Executive Director, Coin Center (TTF)

Mr. Scott Dueweke, President, The Identity and Payments Association (TTF)

Ms. Kathryn Haun, Lecturer, Stanford Law School (TTF)

Mr. Jonathan Levin, Co-Founder, Chainalysis (TTF)

Mr. Luke Wilson, Vice President, Business Development-Investigations, Elliptic (TTF)

I know so little about blockchains and cryptocurrencies but thought it was interesting that this Bloomberg writer made not of it. I'm wondering what these hearings were focused on.