CFTC Expands Innovation Advisory Committee With Coinbase and Ripple Executives

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has expanded its Innovation Advisory Committee to 35 members, bringing in senior executives from leading cryptocurrency and financial firms. The move signals a broader effort by the regulator to align its oversight framework with rapid developments in digital assets and emerging financial technologies.

The committee, launched in January by CFTC Chair Mike Selig, replaces the former Technology Advisory Committee. Its mandate is to provide guidance on how innovation is reshaping derivatives markets and to help the agency craft policies grounded in market realities.

Among the newly appointed members are executives from Coinbase and Ripple, alongside leaders from firms such as Gemini, Crypto.com, Kraken, Solana Labs, Uniswap, Robinhood, Grayscale and Anchorage Digital. Traditional market infrastructure companies including Nasdaq, CME Group, Intercontinental Exchange and Cboe Global Markets are also represented.

Crypto Industry Representation Dominates Panel

Of the 35 members, 20 are affiliated with cryptocurrency-focused companies, while several others represent prediction market platforms and trading firms. The committee will advise the CFTC on commercial, economic and operational considerations tied to emerging products and platforms.

The regulator has indicated it will also consider perspectives from academia, public interest groups and other agencies, including coordination with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as it develops clearer rules for digital asset markets.

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