Inside the CFTC's Digital Asset Pilot Program with Acting Chairman Caroline Pham
Announcing the CFTC's Digital Assets Pilot Program with Acting Chairman Caroline Pham.
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Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline Pham joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to detail the launch of the landmark Digital Assets Pilot Program, which will permit select digital assets like bitcoin and ether to be used as collateral in the U.S. derivatives market. Plus, she discusses the important guardrails, the new guidance on tokenized real-world assets, and how the program emphasizes the administration's goal to cement America as the global crypto capital.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.
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