No ‘Easy Street’: CFTC Acting Chair Shares New Crypto Approach Under Trump Admin
In a recent interview at Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chair shared the future of the agency’s crypto regulation under the pro-industry administration. Related Reading: A ‘Threat To Privacy’? US Senators Question Meta’s Stablecoin Plan In New Letter CFTC Won’t Criminalize Crypto On Thursday, CFTC’s acting chair, Caroline Pham, […]
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Donald Trump hasn't even formally appointed CFTC commissioner Chris Giancarlo as chairman yet, and he's already appropriated the president-elect's slogan: "Making Market Reform Work for America." In comments given to about 300 swaps traders, analysts and more at the SEFCON event in New York City this week, Giancarlo for the first time referred to himself in public as "acting chairman" and laid out his "agenda" going forward for the regulation of blockchain and distributed ledger tech. Reading from a prepared speech, the current CFTC commissioner yesterday....
In a significant development for the crypto market in the United States, acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Mark Uyeda announced plans to revise a controversial proposal requiring digital asset exchanges to register under alternative trading system (ATS) rules. Uyeda Critiques Regulatory Approach To Crypto Exchanges Initially introduced in 2022, the proposal sought to […]
At his October confirmation hearing, Rostin Behnam said it was "critically important to have a primary cop on the beat" of an emerging market that included cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Congressional lawmakers confirmed the nomination of Rostin Behnam, a commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission who had been serving as acting chairperson, to assume his position on a more permanent basis.In a Wednesday evening voice vote, members of the U.S. Senate approved President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the CFTC. Behnam has served as a commissioner since 2017 and acting chair....
Recent reports allege that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are in talks to collaborate on crypto regulations amid their new approach shift under Trump’s industry-friendly administration. Related Reading: SEC Vs Coinbase: US Regulator’s Next Move To ‘Reveal A Lot’ About New Crypto Approach SEC And CFTC […]