The most valuable crypto stories for Monday, January 17, 2023. More than one-third of the 535 senators and representatives in the US Congress showed up to the new session with FTX baggage, having received campaign support from one of the senior executives of the fraud-ridden crypto giant. "The Hash" group discusses this plus, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins are the natural evolution of money and payments, according to a new Bank of America research report. See also:Congress' FTX Problem: 1 in 3 Members Got Cash From Crypto Exchange's BossesFTX Debtors Give Details on Digital Assets Identified So FarBNB Chain Burns Over $575M in BNB Tokens, Binance ConfirmsBank of America Says CBDCs Are the Future of Money and PaymentsThis episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.