CFTC Appoints #Ripple CEO as Member of Its Advisory Committee Alongside DTCC President.

Notably, the CFTC amended and filed its committee’s charter on Jan. 9, 2026. Three days later, the agency formally launched the Innovation Advisory Committee, replacing the former Technology Advisory Committee. Chairman Michael S. Selig led the restructuring and expanded the group to 35 members.

Specifically, the committee will advise the CFTC on issues that involve technology, law, policy, and finance. Members will also discuss developments surrounding blockchain, digital assets, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies.

Further, they will recommend how the agency should apply technology in its own surveillance and enforcement systems and where it should invest to strengthen oversight.

The CFTC created the updated panel to keep up with growing innovation, especially in blockchain and AI. The agency seeks to prepare U.S. markets for long-term technological change and to draw directly from industry expertise. The 35-member roster involves leaders from crypto-native companies, established financial institutions, exchanges, DeFi platforms, infrastructure providers, and academia. Around 20 of the members represent crypto-focused organizations.

Garlinghouse joins Brian Armstrong of Coinbase, Tyler Winklevoss of Gemini, Anatoly Yakovenko of Solana Labs, Hayden Adams of Uniswap Labs, Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink Labs, and Vlad Tenev of Robinhood. The committee also includes representatives from Nasdaq and CME,

Garlinghouse’s appointment places Ripple at the center of ongoing regulatory discussions around digital assets in the United States. Speaking on the development, the Ripple CEO called the panel “the Olympics crypto roster.”

Interestingly, this represents Garlinghouse’s latest involvement in U.S. policy decision-making as he has taken part in several high-level developments involving the current Donald Trump administration since early 2025. 

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