CFTC Adds Crypto Leaders
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CFTC Adds Crypto Leaders
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is restructuring its advisory committees, launching a new Innovation Advisory Committee that will include prominent crypto executives as its first members. The move comes under newly appointed Chairman Mike Selig, who took office last month and is already reshaping the agency’s approach to emerging financial technologies.
The initial “charter members” will include leaders from major crypto firms such as Gemini, Kraken, Crypto.com, Bitnomial, and Bullish, as well as executives from prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. Representatives from traditional financial institutions, including Nasdaq, CME Group, ICE, and Cboe Global Markets, will also participate.
Selig said the panel will focus on how technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing are transforming financial markets. The goal is to help the CFTC develop “fit-for-purpose” regulations for modern financial systems.
The agency has invited the public to submit additional nominations and topic suggestions by the end of January.
