Crypto Regulation: CFTC Slows Prosecution Amid DOJ Shift

CFTC Slows Crypto Enforcement, Aligns with DOJ Policy

• The CFTC has announced a major overhaul in its approach to crypto enforcement.
• Low-level violations will no longer be pursued by the CFTC.
• This change aligns the CFTC’s policy with that of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
• Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chair of the CFTC, issued this directive in Washington D.C.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, under Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham, has realigned its crypto enforcement strategy with the DOJ, ceasing pursuit of low-level violations to empower innovators.