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[CoinDesk] U.S. President names CFTC, SEC nominees for first time in a year

Open the sourceReported by Telegram, t.me, 12 November 2026, by CoinDeskGlobal

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President Trump nominated two candidates each for the SEC and CFTC, the first such nominations in a year. The picks would fill commissioner seats at both agencies, which have been operating with incomplete leadership. The SEC and CFTC are the primary U.S. regulators overseeing crypto exchanges, token offerings and derivatives, so the nominees' views on digital assets will shape how the industry is supervised. Watch for Senate confirmation hearings and any signals on how the new commissioners would approach crypto rulemaking and enforcement.

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Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Donald Trump