Rostin Behnam’s unfinished business

Next CFTC chair must finish the work Behnam started on crypto regulation and conflicts of interest

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In his final official remarks before stepping down as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Rostin ‘Russ’ Behnam quipped that it is only natural for outgoing stewards of the agency to “leave some business unfinished for our successors”.

His legacy may well depend on how the next CFTC chair handles the array of half-finished tasks being left to them.

Speaking at the Brookings Institution on January 8, Behnam professed to have completed roughly two-thirds of the agenda he had

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