Policy Event Β· Medium impact

CFTC Chair Says US CBDC Will Not Advance Under Trump Administration

CFTC Chair Mike Selig said the United States should ensure a central bank digital currency cannot move forward under the Trump administration. The statement reinforces a policy split between public CBDC development and private stablecoin or market-structure legislation as the preferred U.S. digital-dollar path.

Medium impactπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesCBDCRegulationStablecoinCBDCUSDTUSDCCFTCMike Selig

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Protocols/assets in scope: CBDC, USDT, USDC. Named institutions or platforms: CFTC, Mike Selig. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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