{"id":350550,"date":"2023-08-16T22:15:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=350550"},"modified":"2023-08-16T22:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T21:15:50","slug":"cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam weighs in on crypto regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/rostin-benham\/\">Rostin Behnam<\/a>, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), emphasized the necessity for a clear regulatory framework in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market during a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ice.com\/insights\/conversations\/inside-the-ice-house\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-on-keeping-us-markets-the-safest-and-best\">podcast<\/a> interview with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concerns about the industry's current ambiguity and vulnerability to potential fraud and manipulation, Behnam stated, \u201cThe market seems to want some kind of regulatory framework.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These comments come as institutional interest in cryptocurrency is on the rise, and market participants seek clarity. &#8220;You can predict that institutional demand will likely increase if there is a clear regulatory framework,&#8221; he noted. Behnam's emphasis was on institutions and individual participants who require risk hedging within the crypto environment.<\/p>\n<h2>Commodities v. securities<\/h2>\n<p>Behnam has commented extensively on the cryptocurrency space in the past, most notably to express his <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-benham-deems-ethereum-stablecoins-to-be-commodities\/\">view<\/a> that many coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, ought to be considered commodities.<\/p>\n<p>However, this position is somewhat at odds with that of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler, who previously mentioned that the vast majority of cryptocurrencies should be categorized as securities and are thus already under existing securities laws. Behnam challenges this view, contending that about 70% of the crypto market should be classified as commodities. He appealed to Congress to enact legislation to provide clearer guidelines on commodity tokens, bolstering the CFTC's powers in overseeing this sector.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the CFTC Chairman has waded into the crypto regulation debate. In a March 2023 hearing, Behnam declared digital assets like Ethereum and certain stablecoins as commodities, challenging the SEC's broader classification of cryptocurrencies as securities. This distinction between the two regulatory bodies has long been a matter of contention and will likely continue to shape the regulatory landscape of the cryptocurrency industry.<\/p>\n<p>For now, as institutional and individual interest in the crypto market persists, the calls for clearer, more nuanced, and comprehensive regulatory guidelines grow louder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), emphasized the necessity for a clear regulatory framework in the burgeoning cryptocurrency market during a recent podcast interview with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) Aug. 14. Expressing concerns about the industry&#8217;s current ambiguity and vulnerability to potential fraud and manipulation, Behnam stated, \u201cThe market seems [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1419,"featured_media":290365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"prediction_market_topic":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam weighs in on crypto regulations<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Behnam stated, \u201cthe market seems to want some kind of regulatory framework,&quot; though his views may be somewhat at odds with other regulators.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam weighs in on crypto regulations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Behnam stated, \u201cthe market seems to want some kind of regulatory framework,&quot; though his views may be somewhat at odds with other regulators.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-16T21:15:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cftc-regulation.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jacob Oliver\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cryptoslate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jacob Oliver\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/cftc-chair-rostin-behnam-weighs-in-on-crypto-regulations\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/jacob-oliver\/#person\",\"name\":\"Jacob Oliver\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/jacob-oliver\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/jacob-oliver\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/jacob-oliver\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jacob-oliver-editor-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/jacob-oliver-editor-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Jacob Oliver\"},\"jobTitle\":\"Former Editor\",\"description\":\"Jacob Oliver is a recovering academic and English teacher turned crypto journalist and web3 writer. 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