Acting Chairman of the US CFTC: CFTC and SEC are discussing and cooperating on matters such as digital assets

PANews March 6th news, according to Fox Business News reporter Eleanor Terrett, acting chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Caroline Pham, said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and CFTC staff are discussing and cooperating on digital assets and other matters. "We have restarted staff-level dialogue between the CFTC and the SEC. We hope to work together. We have worked very well in the past and I look forward to returning to normal," Pham said at the "Financial Technology Future Symposium" held by the Milken Institute in Washington, D.C. "SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce agreed.

Pham also mentioned that the cooperation with David Sacks, the White House head of cryptocurrency affairs, and the White House "was very smooth". Peirce added: "It's a good thing to have a White House dedicated to the clarity of cryptocurrency regulation. The SEC's cryptocurrency task force has begun to identify areas that are not part of our responsibilities. It's important to clarify what the SEC's responsibilities are and what is not. People affected by the rules should have a place in the rulemaking process."