CFTC Launches CEO Innovation Council with Major Crypto Exchange Leaders
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unveiled its inaugural CEO Innovation Council, assembling executives from top exchanges and crypto platforms to shape policy on derivatives market evolution. Acting Chair Caroline Pham emphasized the council’s focus on tokenization, crypto assets, and 24/7 trading infrastructure.
Participants include CME, Cboe, Nasdaq, ICE, Kraken, Gemini, and Crypto.com—signaling institutional momentum for blockchain-based markets. The initiative builds on prior CFTC forums and SEC collaborations, aiming to balance innovation with regulatory oversight.
Pham’s announcement positions the CFTC as a proactive arbiter of market structure changes, particularly for perpetual futures and prediction markets. The council’s formation coincides with growing demand for crypto derivatives amid volatile asset prices.