Crypto Heavyweights Join CFTC’s Global Advisory Panel – Details

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced new appointments to its Global Markets Advisory Committee and the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee on September 19, 2025. The move brings fresh faces from both crypto and Wall Street firms into roles intended to advise the agency on digital asset issues.

New Leadership And Who They Are

Reports have disclosed that Scott Lucas, Managing Director and Head of Markets Digital Assets at J.P. Morgan, and Sandy Kaul, Executive Vice President at Franklin Templeton, will serve as co-chairs of the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee.

In addition, the CFTC named several industry figures to the panel, including Katherine Minarik of Uniswap Labs, Avery Ching of Aptos Labs, James J. Hill from BNY Mellon, and Ben Sherwin of Chainlink Labs. The appointments were announced by Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham.

The list includes eight new members overall. Some come from traditional banks and asset managers. Others come from decentralized finance and infrastructure projects.

Congrats to @chainlinklabs General Counsel Ben Sherwin on his appointment to the @CFTC’s Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee of the Global Markets Advisory Committee!

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