Former SEC, CFTC Officials Urge Lighter Touch to Bring Crypto Perps Trading Onshore
With the Clarity Act stuck in recess limbo, the agencies are pressing ahead on crypto derivatives and custody, as former officials warn that overly burdensome rules will keep a $90 trillion perps market offshore.
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