The largest U.S. banks, securities firms and custodians are waking up to the investment potential of cryptocurrencies, not as a utility but as a new moneymaking market.
<p><span>FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following </span><strong><a target=" blank" href="https://email.fia.org/c/1I9au4YY2PMaqCgl0s4puzkmDufd">statement</a></strong><span> on the US Senate confirmation of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline Pham to each be commissioners at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission:</span><br /><br /><span>"On behalf of the FIA Board of Directors, members and staff, I congratulate these four accomplished individuals on their U.S. Senate confirmation. They each bring important expertise and diverse viewpoints to this agency at a critical time. The derivatives industry faces a variety of challenges and opportunities right now, and I am encouraged by the fact that these new commissioners have all shown a willingness to listen and approach complex issues with a fair and open mi