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Ex-CFTC Chair Warns Of Conflicts Of Interest As Senate Weighs Market Structure

On Tuesday, the subcommittee of digital assets of the United States Digital Committee is expected to hear the testimonies of former regulators and leaders in industry taking into account the legislation to establish a framework for the digital asset market.

In a testimony prepared for Tuesday’s hearing, the former president of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, said that the “current trajectory of the regulator [was] Not durable ”without filling the gaps for cryptocurrencies. He suggested that legislators consider the requirements of the market structure by focusing on “customer protection, avoidance of interest conflicts and market resilience”.

“”[…] I do not think that the public interest of digital assets will decline; Inaction will lead to a greater risk for our financial markets and investors, by the lack of market transparency, fraud, market manipulation, corruption and conflicts of interest, “said testimony.

“While the digital asset market continues to be woven in traditional financial institutions, concerns about the broader resilience of the market and perhaps even financial stability will increase.”