CFTC eyes potential oversight of cryptocurrencies, carbon trading – commissioner

HOUSTON, June 8 (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency developers and U.S. lawmakers are moving toward putting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in charge of regulating digital currencies, said CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger.The designation would expand the CFTC’s mandate to oversee agricultural, energy and financial options markets and pave the way for the agency to regulate other digital assets such as non-fungible tokens, or NFTs.Separately, the CFTC is considering how carbon trading markets operate, with a view toward their use in hedging and risk management.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterMersinger, one of five commissioners on the independent …
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