
KEY POINTS
- Behnam said last month some crypto assets constitute commodities under existing laws
- He also acknowledged the ongoing turf war between CFTC and SEC
- Behnam said the approval of Bitcoin ETFs introduces risks
In less than a month after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the country, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam raised significant concerns about the newly approved cryptocurrency investment vehicle and called for a federal-level legislation to regulate the dynamic cryptocurrency landscape.