CFTC establishes Innovation Advisory Committee, with crypto leaders and traditional finance executives jointly participating in regulatory development

HashBard · 2026-01-13T07:14:15+00:00

【BlockBeats】Heavy news came on January 13 — the Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, announced the establishment of a new Innovation Advisory Committee. The core goal of this adjustment is very clear: to provide more pragmatic and forward-looking guidance for the regulatory framework of emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.The new committee will replace the original Technology Advisory Committee and will directly include top thought leaders from the crypto industry in CFTC's regulatory decision-making process. Behnam emphasized that the new system aims to develop "pragmatic, forward-looking market regulation policies" and to "set clear development rules for the golden age of the U.S. financial markets."The committee mainly focuses on "business operations, economic benefits, and practical considerations of emerging financial products, platforms, and business models," in other words, to make regulation more aligned with the real situation of the crypto market.Behnam himself serves as the

HashBard

2026-01-13 07:14:15

【BlockBeats】On January 13th, a major announcement was made—Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced the establishment of a new Innovation Advisory Committee. The core goal of this adjustment is very clear: to provide more pragmatic and forward-looking guidance for the regulatory framework of emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.

The new committee will replace the original Technology Advisory Committee and will directly include top opinion leaders from the crypto industry in the CFTC’s regulatory decision-making process. Behnam emphasized that this new system aims to develop “pragmatic, forward-looking market regulation policies” and to establish clear development rules for the “golden age of the U.S. financial markets.”

The committee mainly focuses on “business operations, economic benefits, and practical considerations of emerging financial products, platforms, and business models.” In other words, it aims to make regulation more aligned with the real situation of the crypto market.

Behnam himself is the initiator of this committee and plans to nominate 12 CEO Innovation Council members as founding members. This list is very noteworthy—it includes influential figures from the crypto space as well as traditional financial giants.

Crypto camp includes: Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss, prediction market platform Polymarket founder Shayne Coplan, Kalshi founder Tarek Mansour, Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, and Kraken co-founder Arjun Sethi.

Traditional finance is also not to be outdone—Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeff Sprecher, Cboe Global Markets CEO David Howson, and Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman have also been selected.

The establishment of this committee marks a subtle shift in the attitude of U.S. regulators towards the crypto industry—from mere prevention to deeper understanding and collaboration.

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LayerZeroHero

· 23h ago

Now it's officially recognized by the crypto community. Behnam's move was quite clever, directly bringing KOLs into the decision-making circle... but I'm just worried that in the end, everyone will be talking past each other.

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MetadataExplorer

· 23h ago

Finally, someone listened. The US move this time is quite clever.

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FlippedSignal

· 23h ago

Finally, someone understands crypto. This time, the CFTC really didn't have a pointless meeting.

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SandwichDetector

· 23h ago

No way, really? Has someone finally listened? Now the crypto big shots can directly participate in regulatory formulation. Honestly, that's pretty appealing, but we also need to be cautious not to get caught in regulatory tricks like being cut like a chive.

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FloorPriceNightmare

· 23h ago

Someone finally listened, but how far this move can go depends on the subsequent actions.

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