- The CFTC has named a 35 member Innovation Advisory Committee. This committee includes CEOs of Ripple Labs, Coinbase Labs, Uniswap Labs, Chainlink Labs and Solana Labs.
- According to the CFTC list, members of the committee include leaders from CME Nasdaq ICE DTCC DraftKings FanDuel and Polymarket.
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple and has expressed his appreciation for U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s recently launched cryptocurrency. announced Innovation Advisory Committee is also known as an “Olympics crypto roster.” This came shortly after the CFTC announced a lineup of 35 senior executives from crypto markets and traditional exchanges. They also include venture capitalists, professors, sports betting platforms and predictions.
The Innovation Advisory Committee was created to assist the Financial Services Agency in keeping up with new technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. Michael Passalacqua has also been named as the federal officer for the Innovation Advisory Committee by The Commission.
As far as committees go…this is the Olympics crypto roster https://t.co/qYYNx8vviH
— Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) February 12, 2026
Official roster of executives includes major crypto companies and digital assets protocols. The list of members includes Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, Uniswap Labs Hayden Adams as well as Solana Labs Chief Executive Anatoly Ykovenko. Chainlink Labs co-founder Sergey Nazarov.
Also, there are representatives of crypto firms and those who work in custody or investment as well.
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has criticised Brad Garlinghouse despite his recent appointment as Ripple’s CEO. CNF reported Hoskinson accuses the Ripple CEO that he is siding with the regulators in debating about the proposed U.S. CLARITY Act.
CFTC goes Crypto
Senior executives are also included in the group, along with crypto-leaders. These include senior leaders from financial institutions and infrastructure companies. CME Group’s Terry Duffy and Nasdaq’s Adenafriedman are on the roster, as is DTCC CEO Frank LaSalla. These executives bring their expertise and market knowledge to the advisory board alongside digital asset operators.
This list also contains participants in prediction markets, sports betting and other firms with an interest in derivatives and event-based contracts. The CFTC’s list includes Polymarket CEO Shayne Cooper, DraftKings Chief Executive Jason Robins and FanDuel president Christian Genetski.
It is important to note that the committee works to update rules and regulations to reflect changes in technology. The Innovation Advisory Committee allows for structured feedback from different segments of the market as the CFTC gets ready to play a bigger role overseeing digital assets and derivatives.
Last year CNF outlined A CFTC project to introduce tokenized collateral in September was introduced by Caroline D. Pham. This program was launched as a pilot for derivatives that allowed Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDC to be used as collateral. It also added additional monitoring, reporting and consumer protection guardrails.
We also reported Ripple has partnered up with Aviva Investors in order to tokenize the traditional funds of investment on the XRP Ledger. The partnership will enable the management and issuance of tokenized products. Initial launches are expected in this year, as part a larger-term strategy.
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Source: crypto-news-flash.com
