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📌 CFTC Acting Chair Carolyn Pham said Monday that she will meet with industry leaders, associations and other stakeholders in roundtables in the coming months.

CFTC Acting Chair Carolyn Pham said Monday that she will meet with industry leaders, associations and other stakeholders in roundtables in the coming months. Cryptocurrency

– CFTC Acting Chair Carolyn Pham said Monday that she will meet with industry leaders, associations and other stakeholders in roundtables in the coming months.

The roundtables will focus on conflicts of interest, affiliates, digital assets and prediction markets.

Carolyn Pham, Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will launch a series of public roundtables on predictive markets and cryptocurrencies. These roundtables will focus on “innovations in market structure, conflicts of interest and affiliates, digital assets, predictive markets and more.

The CFTC is going back to basics, holding roundtables to establish a robust administrative protocol, including research, data, expert reports and public input, Pham said in a statement Monday. A holistic approach to emerging market trends will help establish clear rules and safeguards that promote U.S. economic growth and competitiveness.

As part of the roundtable, Pham said he will meet with industry leaders, associations and other stakeholders in the coming months. .

Following Trump’s inauguration last week, some regulators have taken a more open stance on cryptocurrencies than their predecessors. Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the CFTC’s sister agency, created a new cryptocurrency task force after criticism from many in the crypto industry who said it took a “regulation by enforcement” approach under former commissioner Gary Gensler.

Mr. Gensler resigned last week, Trump nominated cryptocurrency-friendly former regulator Paul Atkins to replace him. Mr. Atkins must be confirmed by the Senate.

Former CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam focused on the prediction market during his time on the committee, urging lawmakers to speak out. The market allows bets on the outcome of future events, from the amount of snowfall in New York to the next U.S. president.

the CFTC has been in a legal battle with Kalsi’s prediction market since 2023. The CFTC said the company cannot offer election contracts that are inconsistent with the public interest,

. Kalsi then sued the CFTC, and a district judge ruled that the CFTC had exceeded its authority in trying to prohibit Kalsi from offering elective contracts. The CFTC’s appeal was later overturned.

Last year, the CFTC also decided to propose rules banning bets on political events. The CFTC also decided to do so. Behnam stepped down as chairman on Jan. 20 and said his last day at the CFTC will be Feb. 7. President Trump has yet to name someone to lead the CFTC on a permanent basis.

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