CFTC TAC Meeting
On July 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) held a public meeting. In her opening remarks, Committee Sponsor Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said that she will continue to promote the examination of responsible artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on the use of AI in the financial …
Read MoreDigital Asset Market Structure Markups
On July 26 and 27, the House Financial Services and Agriculture Committees held markups of H.R. 4763, The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act. The bill is designed to create a regulatory structure for digital asset markets that provides the CFTC with regulatory authority over digital asset commodities and the SEC regulatory …
Read MoreCFTC AAC Meeting
On July 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) held a public meeting. In his opening remarks, Committee Sponsor Chairman Rostin Behnam said that we are seeing fewer points of access to futures commission merchants (FCMs) for agriculture hedgers, and they need every possible tool they …
Read MoreCFTC Voluntary Carbon Market Convening
On July 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held its second voluntary carbon market (VCM) convening. In his opening remarks, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said that the VCMs are at a critical point in their development and growth. He emphasized that the CFTC has an important policy responsibility to …
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