CFTC outlines ways to mitigate DeFi risks amid ‘promising opportunities’

CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero said there’s a need to study risks related to digital assets or risk consequences.

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates the U.S. derivatives markets, published a report detailing its recommendations for policymakers and industry players to mitigate risks associated with decentralized finance (DeFi). 

Romero added that she hopes the report can serve as a first step to start a conversation between policymakers and industry participants as DeFi still sits at the “center of illicit finance risks, cyber hacks and theft.”

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Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-defi-report-mitigate-risks-promising-opportunities