PANews reported on December 11th, citing CoinDesk, that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the first members of its "CEO Innovation Committee." This committee aims to delve into the evolving dynamics of the derivatives market structure, particularly focusing on tokenization, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology. The full list of new committee members is as follows: Shayne Coplan, CEO of Polymarket; Craig Donohue, CEO of Cboe Global Markets; Terry Duffy, Chairman and CEO of CME Group; Tom Farley, CEO of Bullish; Adena Friedman, Chairman and CEO of Nasdaq; Luke Hoersten, CEO of Bitnomial; Tarek Mansour, CEO of Kalshi; Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com; David Schwimmer, CEO of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG); Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken; Jeff Sprecher, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange; and Tyler Winklevoss, CEO of Gemini.

In a statement, CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the committee members assembled quickly within two weeks and will "focus on developments in the derivatives market's structure, such as tokenization, crypto assets, 24/7 trading, perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and blockchain market infrastructure." Pham's term as chair of the agency is expected to end soon, and President Trump's nominee for committee chair, Mike Selig, is expected to be confirmed by the Senate as early as Wednesday.