The US congress had a hearing about non-cash payment technologies yesterday. During the discussion, Tom Emmer, the Chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, mentioned Ripple (XRP) among several other cryptocurrencies. Ripple Fans Get Excited US representative Tom Emmer of Minnesota’s 6th District addressed a panel of payments industry leaders yesterday at the Congressional hearing “Is Cash Still King”. In a short exchange with Ms. Christine Tetrault, Senior Policy Counsel for Consumer Reports, Mr. EmmerRead More The post appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.