What's up, everyone? This is Anthony Pompliano. Most of you know me as Pomp. You're listening to the Pomp podcast, simply the best podcast out there. Let's kick this thing off.

Heath Tarper is chairman and chief executive of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, better known as the CFTC. The mission of the CFTC is to promote the integrity, resilience, and vibrancy of the U.S.

derivatives markets through sound regulation.

This conversation was recorded during the L.A. Blockchain Summit.

In it, we discussed the CFT's role in financial markets, the importance of U.S. leadership

on crypto, the Digital Commodity Exchange

Act of 2020, decentralized exchanges, and central bank digital currencies. I really, really enjoyed

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