CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham joins MoonPay as chief legal and policy officer
Summary
Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham is departing the commission after nearly four years to join the crypto payments firm MoonPay as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer. At MoonPay, Pham will be responsible for overseeing global legal and administrative operations and directing the company’s policy and regulatory strategy in Washington. Her tenure at the CFTC included significant crypto-focused reforms, such as pushing for listed spot crypto products in regulated markets and launching a pilot program for using BTC, ETH, and USDC as derivatives collateral. MoonPay CEO Ivan Soto-Wright praised Pham as an influential leader in U.S. financial regulation, noting her prior experience includes seven years at Citigroup.
(Source:Crypto Briefing)