{"id":343136,"date":"2024-07-12T22:47:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=343136"},"modified":"2024-07-12T22:47:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T17:17:36","slug":"federal-crypto-legislation-needed-to-protect-investors-and-us-financial-system-from-future-risk-says-cftc-chair-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/federal-crypto-legislation-needed-to-protect-investors-and-us-financial-system-from-future-risk-says-cftc-chair-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Crypto Legislation Needed To Protect Investors and US Financial System From Future Risk, Says CFTC Chair &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says the US needs a regulatory framework to protect the public from the risks associated with crypto.<\/p>\n<p>In his <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cftc.gov\/PressRoom\/SpeechesTestimony\/opabehnam48\">testimony<\/a> before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry\u2019s hearing on the oversight of digital commodities, Rostin Behnam criticized the congress for failing to fill the gap in crypto regulation.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat has concerned me most throughout the expansion of this digital asset class is that while everyday Americans fall victim to one digital asset scam after another, there remains no completed legislative response.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Behnam says the CFTC should be given new legislative authority given the dangers posed by an unregulated crypto market. He says Congress should act quickly so regulators can provide basic customer protection.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAs the digital asset market continues to integrate into traditional financial institutions, concerns regarding broader market resiliency and perhaps even financial stability will ripen. In short, our current trajectory is not sustainable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He says inaction will not quash public interest in digital assets and will only result in greater risk to investors and the financial markets.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFederal legislation is urgently needed to create a pathway for a regulatory framework that will protect American investors and possibly the financial system from future risk.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Generated Image: Midjourney<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says the US needs a regulatory framework to protect the public from the risks associated with crypto. In his testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry\u2019s hearing on the oversight of digital commodities, Rostin Behnam criticized the congress for failing to fill [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343138,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-343136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343136"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343142,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343136\/revisions\/343142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}