U.S. CFTC Chair: The era of "regulation through enforcement" has ended; the CFTC plays a special role regarding Bitcoin itself.

Gold Financial reports, on April 28, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Seligson stated in an interview at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference that the United States is now the world’s cryptocurrency capital. We have ended the era of “regulation through enforcement.” Gary Gensler no longer oversees the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Our government agencies now have leaders who support cryptocurrencies and innovation. You just heard speeches from Kash Patel and Todd Blanch. We are turning a new page. It is crucial to establish clear rules for this new asset class so that it can thrive in the United States. That is the purpose of our trip. So, in the first 100 days of my chairmanship, I worked with SEC Chair Atkinson to develop clear classification standards for crypto assets, clarifying which are securities and which are not. We have established a new system for introducing brokers. We allow digital wallet providers to offer their software in the U.S. without registering as introducing brokers. We are just getting started. There is more work to do. And the Commodity Futures Trading Commission plays a special role regarding Bitcoin itself.