Investing.com -- Rostin Behnam, the Chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced his plans to resign from his role on January 20.
Following his resignation, he will officially leave the commission on February 7, as stated by the derivative-market regulator on Tuesday.
During his tenure as chairman, Behnam was a strong advocate for legislation that would position the CFTC as the primary regulator of Bitcoin.
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