“Its proposal with the CFTC to supply central clearing of margin merchandise to retail clients can be seen in a special gentle,” mentioned Ian Katz, a managing director at Capital Alpha Companions, in a Tuesday analysis observe. Bankman-Fried has been on a Washington attraction offensive in latest weeks, Katz wrote, however this growth will imply the corporate’s “advocacy function in D.C. will, on the very least, be diminished.”