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CFTC should regulate crypto exchanges says Commissioner

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Thomas Hyrkiel

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The risks posed by cyber attacks and lack of meaningful oversight of cryptocurrencies should result in regulatory intervention, says CFTC Commissioner.

Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies were in the spotlight at the Futures Industry Association, Asia Derivatives Conference in Singapore where CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero delivered a speech that focused on emerging technologies and their associated risks.

According to Goldsmith Romero the “threat of a cyber-related shock to global financial markets is

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