
KEY POINTS
- Behnam said that during his leadership, he took actions toward 'building consensus'
- Unlike Gensler, Behnam was viewed as a more open-minded regulatory leader
- The CFTC levied multi-billion-dollar fines on Binance and had run-ins with crypto leaders over a proposed ban on crypto betting
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has announced he will step down from his position on Jan. 20, during President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.