MoonPay Says CFTC’s Caroline Pham Will Join Crypto Payments Firm

MoonPay Inc. said Caroline Pham, the acting chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will join the crypto payments firm as its chief legal officer.

Caroline Pham

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Pham will “guide our next chapter of growth + compliance excellence following the conclusion of her role as Acting Chairman,” MoonPay said in a post on X. The company enables users to convert US dollars or other currency into digital assets.

The move was previously reported by Forbes.

Asked about the role, a spokesperson for the CFTC referred back to Pham’s previous remarks about planning to re-enter the private sector once a ...