【US CFTC Acting Chair: Discussing Recognition of Eligible Foreign Cryptocurrency Trading Platforms According to Cross-Border Regulatory Provisions】On September 9, news reported by cryptocurrency journalist Eleanor Terrett stated that Caroline D. Pham, Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), indicated in a recent speech that the agency is exploring whether foreign cryptocurrency trading platforms that comply with strict rules for crypto assets (such as the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework) can be recognized under U.S. cross-border regulatory provisions. Previously, the agency reiterated its long-term regulatory framework for foreign board of trade (FBOTs), allowing some non-U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges regulated by foreign authorities to provide services directly to U.S. traders by registering with the CFTC as FBOTs (rather than designated contract markets (DCM)).