Dan Berkovitz


Policy

CFTC’s Berkovitz to Step Down Next Month

Dan Berkovitz, who recently warned that DeFi derivatives may violate federal regulations, took office in 2018.

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Videos

CFTC Comissioner Dan Berkovitz to Step Down in September

Dan Berkovitz, one of the top officials at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), intends to depart the agency on Oct. 15. Berkovitz will be the second commodities regulator to step down in 45 days following Brian Quintenz.

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Markets

DeFi Derivatives May Be Illegal: CFTC Commissioner

Federal law "does not contain any exception" for decentralized finance markets, Dan Berkovitz said.

CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz

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