On January 25, Securities and Exchange ("SEC") Chairman Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo jointly published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal. The article discusses the combined intention of both regulatory agencies to set and enforce rules that foster innovation while promoting market integrity and confidence for initial coin offerings and related cryptocurrency markets. The agencies issued a joint statement on the topic as well.

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