{"id":462099,"date":"2025-01-20T18:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T18:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=462099"},"modified":"2025-01-20T23:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T23:47:06","slug":"trump-appoints-crypto-advocate-caroline-pham-as-cftc-acting-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trump-appoints-crypto-advocate-caroline-pham-as-cftc-acting-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump appoints crypto advocate Caroline Pham as CFTC acting chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> has reportedly chosen Caroline Pham, a junior commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to serve as the agency's acting chair, Bloomberg News reported on Jan. 20, citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the news outlet's sources, the CFTC's five commissioners voted on Monday to confirm Pham as acting chair since the appointment wasn't officially announced. Traditionally, the commission supports the incoming administration's nominee for the acting role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pham was appointed as a commissioner by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden<\/a> in 2021 and has emerged as a prominent advocate for regulatory clarity in the US crypto industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During her tenure, she has championed innovative frameworks such as \u201cregulatory sandboxes,\u201d which allow companies to test their products and services under close supervision without the burden of full compliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-commissioner-proposes-sandbox-scheme-for-digital-assets-amidst-crackdown-on-defi-platforms\/\">during a speech<\/a> at a think tank Cato Institute event, Pham proposed a government-led pilot program to foster the development of compliant digital asset markets and tokenization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She envisions the program as a collaborative effort involving regulators and industry stakeholders to establish guidelines for risk management, transparency, and fraud prevention.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Pham stated that the program would boost liquidity and competition while addressing risks and preventing fraud in the crypto market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, the reported new CFTC acting chair commented that the US risks falling behind international counterparts who are advancing strategic and long-term crypto policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nominations for permanent role<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Pham is set to assume the role of acting chair, the search for a permanent CFTC chair continues, according to the report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other contenders include Summer Mersinger, the CFTC's senior Republican member, and Brian Quintenz, a former commissioner now spearheading policy for Andreessen Horowitz's crypto arm, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/a16z\/\">a16z<\/a> Crypto.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both nominees are pro-crypto and were<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/kraken-a16z-execs-in-the-running-for-cftc-chair-role\/\">reportedly<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the &#8220;odds-on front-runners&#8221; for the role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whoever is eventually appointed to the permanent chair will face mounting pressure to navigate the intersection of traditional financial markets and the increasingly influential digital asset sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, currently up for a floor vote, could grant the CFTC expanded authority over digital commodities markets, including exchanges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump has reportedly chosen Caroline Pham, a junior commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to serve as the agency&#8217;s acting chair, Bloomberg News reported on Jan. 20, citing sources familiar with the matter. 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