Climate, digital assets in focus as Senate panel weighs four CFTC nominees

摘要

Enforcement, climate risk and cryptocurrency regulation were leadingtopics as a US Senate panel March 2 considered four nominees to jointhe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which has been downto only two members.The four women nominated to join the derivatives regulator includetwo Democrats: Christy Goldsmith-Romero, special inspector generalat the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or SIGTARP, and Kristin Johnson,an Emory University School of Law expert in financial market riskmanagement, specializing in complex financial products.