CFTC Loses Crypto Watchdog: Christy Goldsmith Romero Bails Before June
Another regulator jumps ship—just as the crypto wild west needs more sheriffs. Goldsmith Romero’s exit leaves the CFTC scrambling to fill a critical enforcement gap.
Timing is everything: Her departure coincides with peak institutional FOMO into Bitcoin ETFs. Coincidence? Or another case of revolving-door regulatory capture?
One less cop on the beat means smoother sailing for degens—and another headache for Gensler’s overstretched SEC.