Today’s CFTC rule change is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. It allows banks to conduct an unlimited amount of unregistered swap dealing, removing key safeguards to prevent risky financial trading. I dissent: cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee….

Thanks to FIA for inviting me to their inaugural commodities symposium. Talked about ways to increase competition and the need to complete the Dodd-Frank position limits rulemaking. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

Thank you Tyson Foods for your hospitality during my visit to Arkansas!

Pleased to visit the University of Arkansas Poultry Farm and Rice Research & Extension Center UA System Div of Ag and learn about their important research projects to advance our agricultural sector. Thanks to Matt King and Arkansas Farm Bureau for planning an excellent visit.

Enjoyed meeting with Riceland Foods, Inc. and Producers Rice Mill Inc in Stuttgart, Arkansas, duck and rice capital of the world, to hear about how rice coops are supporting our nation's farmers.

Many thanks to Jim Carroll for in-depth tour of the Carroll brothers farm near Brinkley, Arkansas. The determination and ingenuity of American farmers facing many challenges is inspiring.

Every day is a great day at the CFTC. But when it's Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, it's THE GREATEST DAY at the CFTC!

Thanks to .National Cattlemen's Beef Association for invite to 2019 Summer Meeting and dialogue with CFTC to ensure integrity of cattle futures markets. And thanks to Steve and Case Gabel for tour of Magnum Feedyard in Wiggins, CO--an impressive operation!

Thanks to EEMAC participants for a lively meeting today about the evolution of environmental markets. I look forward to working with all stakeholders so our derivative markets can help address the challenges of global climate change and our energy future.

Commission votes 4-1 to provide relief for billionaires, exposing the public. I object to today’s wrong Commission action allowing billionaire family offices to operate in the dark. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

Reposted my statement in the Kraft matter after affirmation by the US Court of Appeals that Commissioners have an absolute right to speak publicly on matters before the Commission--a victory for transparency in government and our financial markets. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

Thanks to Walt Lukken and FIAconnect for hosting chat at FIA Asia this week. Enjoyed meeting with regulators, exchanges, and market participants to learn about vibrant and growing Asian markets. Great conference!

Today’s CFTC cross-border proposal creates loopholes for US banks to evade CFTC oversight of overseas swaps activity. Transforms CFTC from vigilant watchdog guarding US shores into timid tortoise. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

Thanks to NYSE 🏛 for a fantastic event! Great way for CFTC to ring in the new year & 45th anniversary.

At today’s EEMAC meeting, CFTC affirmed its commitment to making our derivative markets work for all participants, including those in the energy industry that are providing critical services during this challenging time. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Even…

We are seeing yet again the tragic consequences of our nation's failure to live up to the promise of liberty and justice for all. This promise has gone unfilled for far too long. Today I renew my commitment to this promise. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

CFTC’s new position limit rules are effective today. The exchanges still permit excessive speculation in crude oil by allowing unlimited netting of Trading at Settlement contracts. CFTC must fix this if the exchange won’t. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

CFTC must strengthen its oversight of "family offices." Archegos collapse highlights objections I raised in 2019 and 2020 to new CFTC rules that created gaps in our oversight of these large investment vehicles. We should act soon to close those gaps. cftc.gov/PressRoom/Spee…

Please join us this morning at 9 am as the EEMAC discusses carbon markets and CFTC’s role in supporting the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. View the meeting at wirestream.tv/customer/cftc/….

CFTC Commissioners Dan Berkovitz - ARCHIVED and Brian Quintenz discuss: * why leveraged crypto products concern the CFTC * why DeFi smart contracts offering futures could be illegal * whether the CFTC would go after smart contract developers or "market participants" buff.ly/3t4pUE9