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Rostin Behnam said it was "critically important to have a primary cop on on the beat" of an emerging market that included cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. origin »
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Behnam’s last day at the Commission will be February 7 The CFTC obtained a $12. 7 billion judgment against the now-defunct FTX exchange and Alameda Research in 2024 Rostin Behnam, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair, will step down on January 20 as President-elect Donald Trump enters the White House.
The three officials tapped by the Biden administration for CFTC roles come with promising crypto credentials, but can they live up to the promise?
CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam emphasized that regulators must understand distributed ledger tech before regulating it.
Recent remarks from CFTC Commissioner, Rostin Behnam, reveal that US regulators are realizing that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are here to stay because they’ll “become a part of the economic practices of any country, anywhere.