Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto

REGULATORY DECISIONBetter Markets says CFTC is‘wrong agency’ to regulateretail crypto29IMPORTANCEQUIET2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESOct 6, 2026 05:50blockboard.net
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Better Markets criticized the CFTC’s proposed role in overseeing certain retail cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges, saying the framework would leave retail investors with weaker protections than SEC oversight. The group framed the issue as a question of which agency should supervise retail crypto and argued that clear regulatory lines still matter.

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Better Markets said the CFTC should not be the agency overseeing retail crypto trading.
Better Markets says CFTC is ‘wrong agency’ to regulate retail crypto
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The group said the CFTC’s proposed framework for certain cryptocurrency transactions and exchanges would leave investors with less protection than SEC oversight.
Better Markets Says CFTC Is Unsuitable to Oversee Retail Crypto Trading
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The CFTC’s expanded role in retail crypto was described as a situation that could leave investor protections weaker and that points to the need for clear regulatory mandates.
Better Markets says the CFTC is the wrong cop for retail crypto

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Retail crypto traders would be the first to notice this discussion, because it is about which federal agency would police their transactions and exchanges. Better Markets’ complaint centers on the protections attached to that oversight, with the group saying the CFTC framework would leave investors with weaker safeguards than SEC supervision.

In practice, the change is about oversight authority rather than the assets themselves: the issue is which regulator would oversee certain retail crypto activity. What stays the same is that the activity in question remains retail crypto trading and exchange activity, but the group says the protection level would differ under the CFTC framework versus SEC oversight.

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