Former CFTC Chair: Crypto Regulations Must Not Wait for Litigation, Standards Needed Today
A crackdown on the crypto industry in the US should not wait for litigation in courts to conclude, but instead move forward with temporary restraints while the courts do their work, a former regulator has said. Speaking...
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Speaking with CNBC on Monday, Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said that enforcing current laws is no longer enough to reign in crypto, and that new “standards” are needed....
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