Vibe has announced that its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, will share the stage with Caroline D. Pham, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees derivatives markets, including futures, options and swaps.
Vibe has announced that its CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, will share the stage with Caroline D. Pham, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal agency that oversees derivatives markets, including futures, options and swaps.
garling house and Pham will speak on Tuesday at 4:20 pm CET in a session titled “Cryptocurrencies at a Crossroads: Future-proof Digital Assets” at Bloomberg House in Davos. The event will be broadcast live on YouTube.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is currently convening its 54th annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. The five-day meeting is attracting participation from international organizations, civil society leaders, social entrepreneurs and the media.
The announcement of Garlinghouse’s panel discussion with that of the CFTC commissioner has generated excitement among the XRP community, given Ripple’s landmark ruling in July 2023 in the SEC lawsuit, which determined that XRP was not a security.
The CFTC, in particular, has been seen as a friendlier and more supportive regulator for the cryptocurrency industry, as it has considered most cryptocurrencies as commodities rather than securities, and has allowed the creation and trading of products. crypto derivatives, such as futures and options.
The CFTC commissioner’s visit to Ripple’s office in September 2022 generated a lot of excitement and speculation, with Pham stating that the visit was part of his “learning tour.”
This time around, the excitement remains palpable, with expectations that
