CFTC appoints Crypto heavyweights to a 35-person advisory panel

CFTC forms a 35-member advisory panel stacked with crypto leaders as regulators’ signals shift toward friendlier rules for digital assets.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has selected several cryptocurrency executives to serve on its newly formed Innovation Advisory Committee (IAC).

This development comes as the agency, led by Chairman Michael S. Selig, continues to signal that his administration plans to take a more permissive approach to regulating the digital assets industry.

IAC appointee list announced

Of the 35 members make up According to the panel, 20 are affiliated with companies involved in crypto, while at least five are involved in prediction markets. They include Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss, Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour, and Polymarket architect Shayne Coplan.

“Today marks an important and stimulating moment for the CFTC as the Innovation Advisory Committee takes shape,” said Selig in a Thursday news release.

Other members include Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley, Grayscale’s Peter Mintzberg, Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev, Solana’s Anatoly Yakovenko, as well as Ripple chief Brad Garlinghouse and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong.

Executives from Paradigm, DraftKings and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) were also in attendance, along with representatives from traditional financial institutions such as Cboe, CME, Nasdaq and the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), among others.

Selig said the main goal is to ensure that America remains home to the most transparent and well-regulated financial markets in the world.

“By bringing together participants from all corners of the market, the IAC will be an important asset to the Commission as we work to modernize our rules and regulations for the innovations of today and tomorrow,” he added.

Streamline market innovation and crypto regulation

Launched in January, the IAC replaces the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), which previously provided guidance on how emerging technologies were impacting derivatives markets.

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The new body will serve as a resource for developments in derivatives and commodities markets, helping the Commission assess how innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain are reshaping financial systems and informing the development of adaptive regulatory frameworks.

The CFTC has also begun coordinating with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through a joint initiative known as “Project Crypto.”

The effort aims to harmonize regulatory approaches to digital asset markets, reduce jurisdictional overlap between agencies, and provide clearer and more predictable rules for cryptocurrency companies operating in America.