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MoonPay Names CFTC Acting Chair Caroline Pham as Chief Legal Officer
Caroline Pham, acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is set to join MoonPay as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer after a new CFTC Chair is confirmed.
Leadership Changes at CFTC
- Pham became acting chair on January 20, following Rostin Behnam's departure.
- Lack of a permanent chair has kept her in the role for a year.
- President Trump nominated Michael Selig as the new CFTC Chairman; his confirmation is pending.
MoonPay Developments
- MoonPay is expanding its platform, integrating with Arkham Exchange for fiat-to-crypto services.
- Recently received a Limited Purpose Trust charter from NYDFS and a BitLicense.
- These licenses enable digital asset custody and OTC trading.
- MoonPay is now fully licensed in the US and regulated in the UK, EU, Canada, and Australia.