Former Acting Chair Caroline Pham says CFTC can regulate almost everything except ‘onions and box office receipts’

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The Block Oct 12, 2026

Caroline Pham says the CFTC's broad jurisdiction covers nearly all commodities, leaving only onions and movie box office receipts outside its reach.

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