Former CFTC Commissioner Joins Bitcoin Exchange FTX US

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Mark Wetjen served on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission alongside current SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
FTX US, the American affiliate of Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange empire, announced today that it has hired Mark Wetjen as head of policy and regulatory strategy.

Though not a household name, Wetjen is a desirable addition for the growing company, having served as a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner from 2011 to 2016. Wetjen also took on the role of acting chairman for five months when then-chair Gary Gensler (who now chairs the Securities and Exchange Commission) left the agency in early 2014. Source