Trump considers appointing crypto supporters Perianne Boring and Caroline Pham as CFTC chair
ChainCatcher news, Fox Business reports that Trump's transition team is considering appointing Perianne Boring and Caroline Pham to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Another CFTC commissioner, Summer Mersinger, is also under consideration.In 2023, Pham proposed a "time-limited" pilot program to regulate the digital asset market and tokenization, aiming to establish a principles-based framework to address innovation and risk management issues. Boring has been a staunch advocate for the Bitcoin mining industry.