SEC Chair Gensler Asks Staff to Collaborate With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Ex...

SEC Chair Gensler Asks Staff to Collaborate With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Ex...

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has asked SEC staff to collaborate with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to develop a new plan to regulate cryptocurrency trading platforms. SEC Wants to Work With CFTC on Regulating Crypto Exchanges The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, talked about the regulation of cryptocurrency Monday at an event hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. “The SEC’s remit is overseeing the capital....


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