The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced the members of the Innovation Advisory Committee.
“Today marks an important and energizing moment at the CFTC as the Innovation Advisory Committee takes shape,” Chairman Michael S. Selig said. “The IAC’s work will help ensure the CFTC’s decisions reflect market realities so the agency can future-proof its markets and develop clear rules of the road for the Golden Age of American Financial Markets.”
Chairman Selig is the sponsor of this committee and nominated Michael Passalacqua as the committee’s designated federal officer.
The following individuals have been appointed as members of the IAC:
- Hayden Adams, CEO, Uniswap Labs
- Brian Armstrong, CEO, Coinbase
- Andrej Bolkovic, CEO, Options Clearing Corporation
- Thomas Chippas, CEO, Rothera Markets
- Shayne Coplan, CEO, Polymarket
- Professor Harry Crane, Representative
- Chris Dixon, Managing Partner, a16z crypto
- Craig Donohue, CEO, Cboe Global Markets
- Terry Duffy, Chair & CEO, CME Group
- Tom Farley, CEO, Bullish
- Adena Friedman, Chair & CEO, Nasdaq
- Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple
- Christian Genetski, President, FanDuel
- Luke Hoersten, CEO, Bitnomial
- Frank LaSalla, President & CEO, Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
- Walt Lukken, CEO, FIA
- Tarek Mansour, CEO, Kalshi
- Kris Marszalek, CEO, Crypto.com
- Nathan McCauley, CEO, Anchorage Digital
- Peter Mintzberg, CEO, Grayscale
- Sergey Nazarov, CEO, Chainlink Labs
- Scott D. O’Malia, CEO, ISDA
- Alana Palmedo, Managing Partner, Paradigm
- Vivek Raman, CEO, Etherealize
- Professor Carla Reyes, Representative
- Jason Robins, CEO, DraftKings
- David Schwimmer, CEO, LSEG
- Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO, Kraken
- Peter Smith, CEO, Blockchain.com
- Vance Spencer, Co-founder, Framework Ventures
- Jeff Sprecher, CEO, Intercontinental Exchange
- Vlad Tenev, CEO, Robinhood
- Don Wilson, CEO, DRW
- Tyler Winklevoss, CEO, Gemini
- Anatoly Yakovenko, CEO, Solana Labs
The IAC will serve as an important resource for cutting-edge innovation in the derivatives and commodity markets. The committee will help the Commission keep pace with how breakthrough innovations, such as artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies, are transforming markets, enabling the agency to develop adaptive regulations and maintain robust financial oversight in a world where change is constant.
“America is home to the most transparent and well-regulated financial markets in the world, but we cannot assume that this will always be the case,” Chairman Selig said. “By bringing together participants from every corner of the marketplace, the IAC will be a major asset for the Commission as we work to modernize our rules and regulations for the innovations of today and tomorrow.”
Source: CFTC
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