BlockBeats News, February 26th, according to a Cointelegraph report, U.S. CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) Commissioner Goldsmith Romero stated that she will resign from the commission after the new appointee chosen by President Trump takes office.
The report noted that after Romero's resignation, Chris Brummer will become the only Democrat on the CFTC's five-person commission. Goldsmith Romero had helped rebuild the Technology Advisory Committee at the CFTC, aimed at guiding the agency on how best to address the cryptocurrency industry.
In previous news, Trump selected a16z Crypto's policy head Brian Quintenz to serve as CFTC Chairman.