Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’

Pham said the CFTC's recent proposals are 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for crypto retail traders in the United States.
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- Pham said the CFTC's recent proposals are 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for crypto retail traders in the United States.
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