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Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’

The Block·October 12, 2026·1 min read
Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’

Caroline Pham, former acting CFTC chair, said the agency can regulate almost everything except 'onions and box office receipts.' She called the CFTC's recent proposals 'absolutely the kind of protection' needed for U.S. crypto retail traders, signaling a broad regulatory scope for digital assets.

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