<p><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-09/317ea407-1aac-4a30-98e6-ecb103a1f09a.jpg"></p><p>The chair’s comments came in response to a query from Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto during a Senate oversight hearing.</p>