CFTC’s Caroline Pham says agency can regulate nearly all commodities

The former acting chairman argues existing law already covers crypto, with onions and movie box office receipts as the notable exceptions Caroline D. Pham has a short list of things the Commodity Futures Trading Commission cannot regulate. It includes onions and movie box office receipts. Almost everything else, she argues, falls under the agency’s reach. That includes digital assets, and she says it works without Congress passing a new law. In an interview on October 12, 2026, the former acting chairman of the CFTC said the Commodity Exchange Act gives the agency jurisdiction over virtually every commodity.

Source: Crypto Briefing