Regulation

CFTC’s Rostin Behnam: Regulators need to act collectively on digital assets

The CFTC has used its authority to ‘ambitiously and aggressively’ regulate digital asset where it can

Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 14:50

Watchdog's chair says issue is ‘high priority’
Watchdog's chair says issue is ‘high priority’ Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam told an audience at the City Week 2022 conference that regulators globally need to approach digital asset regulation in a “uniform manner”.

“There are benefits for sure, but there are risks. I think we have to act collectively,” he said on 27 April at the conference, held at the City's Guildhall.