U.S. CFTC Chair To Testify At Today’s FTX Hearing in Senate

Benham will be the first witness at the FTX hearing scheduled today. The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Benham, will testify at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today to examine the lessons learned from the collapse of the former prominent crypto exchange FTX. The Senate Agriculture Committee named Benham as […]

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Rostin Behnam to step down as CFTC chair as Trump takes office

Rostin Behnam, the Chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), confirmed he will resign from the agency effective Jan. 20, the Financial Times reported on Jan. 6. This timing coincides with the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, allowing the incoming administration to appoint an interim leader before Congress approves a permanent successor. Behnam’s […]

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Coinbase, Robinhood, CFTC to testify in Congress over draft crypto bill

Paul Grewal reiterated that the “U.S. is falling behind” and is at risk of driving jobs, innovation and investment overseas.

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