CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson Urges Congress to Expand Agency’s Authority to Review Crypto Acquisitions

Such meteoric rises, Johnson explained, are often followed by an all-too-common ending: “Like lightning striking, in an instant, the exchange suspends trades, shutters the windows for withdrawals, silences traffic on its website and files for bankruptcy protection, leaving customers infuriated, investors stunned, and creditors scrambling in a footrace to the courthouse.”