CFTC ‘happy’ to become primary regulator for digital assets, reducing SEC role – Chair Behnam

CFTC chair Rostin Behnam said the agency is open to serving as a primary regulator for crypto during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on digital commodities oversight. The hearing, held on July 10, broadly concerned the CFTC’s request for more regulatory authority. Senator Roger Marshall asked Behnam whether it would be “simpler” to make the […] source: https://cryptoslate.com/cftc-happy-to-become-primary-regulator-for-digital-assets-reducing-sec-role-chair-behnam/