CFTC Commissioner Romero calls out ‘failures’ that created ‘crisis of trust’ in wake of FTX case

Christy Goldsmith Romero questions the role of industry professionals in hard-hitting speech.

Experienced compliance, legal and financial professionals have “failed customers in their essential duties”, fuelling a “crisis of trust” in crypto markets. That’s the view of CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, who delivered a forthright assessment on the fallout from the FTX scandal during a speech at the University of Pennsylvania’s

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