CFTC Rocked by Exits and Sanctions as Crypto Reform Awaits

The high-profile departure news at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission couldn’t have come at a more turbulent time at the US derivatives regulator.

Commissioner Kristin Johnson’s announcement Wednesday that she planned to leave was the latest in the string of turnover news at the small but powerful agency. Two of Johnson’s fellow commissioners will be gone by the end of the month and the agency’s acting chairman is planning her exit to the private sector.

There’s still no sign of Brian Quintenz, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as permanent head of the agency, getting a Senate ...