FTX’s Bankman-Fried and CME’s Duffy square off on crypto futures in Capitol Hill hearing
May 12, 2022 at 13:04 PM EDT
Major players in the commodity futures industry appeared before Congress Thursday to protest a proposal by cryptocurrency exchange FTX to allow customers to buy leveraged crypto derivatives around the clock, with CME Group head Terrence Duffy arguing that allowing such a move could be "catastrophic" for the U.S. economy and retail investors.