CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson touts DCCPA bill in market risk advisory me...

CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson touts DCCPA bill in market risk advisory me...

The committee meeting was Johnson’s first as committee sponsor; she chose to concentrate on digital assets and the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act in her opening. The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) held its first meeting with its new membership Sept. 28. In her opening statement, the committee’s sponsor, Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, ran through a laundry list of issues for consideration, but spent the bulk of her time talking about digital assets.This is the first MRAC meeting under Johnson’s leadership. She....


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