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Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham To Join Crypto ...
Caroline Pham plans to join MoonPay as chief legal and policy officer after advancing pro-crypto initiatives at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- On Dec. 17, 2025, MoonPay announced Caroline D. Pham as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, noting she will join after concluding her role as Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- Pham, a former senior executive at Citi, advanced a pro-crypto agenda at the CFTC, including proposing the Digital Asset Markets Pilot Program launched on December 8, 2025.
- MoonPay recently secured both a New York BitLicense and a New York Limited Purpose Trust Charter in 2025 and provides on- and off-ramps, trading, crypto payments, and stablecoin infrastructure.
- Mike Selig's final Senate vote is scheduled for Wednesday evening, and Pham posted she looks forward to `a smooth transition` once he is sworn in as she joins MoonPay overseeing Washington policy.
- Having served months as the lone commissioner and reversed enforcement practices, Pham has been public about joining the private sector soon amid politically fraught nominations under President Donald Trump.
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham to Join MoonPay as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, announced the appointment of Caroline D. Pham as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. Pham will join the company following the conclusion of her role…
The current chairman of the CFTC moves to the private sector. This raises questions about a conflict of interest. Source: BTC-ECHO BTC-ECHO
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