Kristin Johnson will leave the agency on September 3. Caroline Pham is rumored to be on her way to joining MoonPay. Quintenz’s CFTC appointment remains an issue of controversy. A leadership crisis is engulfing the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), threatening to paralyze a key U.S. crypto regulator. Reports confirm that Democratic Commissioner Kristin Johnson will depart the agency on September 3 to return to academia. Johnson’s exit will shrink the commission to just two members, creating a significant power vacuum and raising serious questions about its ability to function. News: Democratic Commissioner Kristin Johnson is leaving the agency Sept. 3, per an announcement. Johnson will be returning to academia. Her departure will leave the Wall Street regulator with a single member, Acting Chairman Pham. More, with @nicola_m_white , on @TheTerminal pic.twitter.com/3aV2HVtvlb — Lydia Beyoud (@ElleBeyoud) August 26, 2025 What’s Driving the CFTC Exodus? Johnson’s planned departure marks the latest in a series of high-profile exits that have hollowed out the agency’s leadership this year. Before leaving, Johnson made a public plea for… The post CFTC Plunges into Crisis as Leadership Vacuum Paralyses Crypto Oversight appeared first on Coin Edition .
