Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 10:48 a.m. UTC CFTC’s Latest Crypto Primer Highlights DeFi, Governance Decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto governance are among a growing list of topics the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is watching in the digital asset space, the CFTC said in a new primer. The regulatory agency published the primer Thursday as part of an ongoing effort to understand and explain the crypto industry. The primer isn’t intended to create policy, but to inform or educate interested parties on digital asset derivatives and other financial technologies. Melissa Netram, director of LabCFTC and the Commission’s Chief Innovation Officer, told CoinDesk: “Digital assets are still very complex and one of the key points to mention is that there are so many regulators here in the U.S. that [oversee] digital assets,” she said. “It’s important for regulatory coordination.”