The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has formed a CEO Innovation Council, welcoming blockchain industry executives and traditional finance counterparts. Discussion topics will include tokenization, crypto assets, 24/7 trading, perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and blockchain infrastructure. Participants include CEOs from exchanges like Kraken, Gemini, and major traditional finance entities.

The CFTC recently announced a pilot program for a crypto collateral derivatives market, allowing futures commission merchants to accept BTC, ETH, and USDC for margin collateral. Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline Pham’s leadership signals openness to engaging with the crypto market and establishing clear guidelines, aiming to lead in economic opportunity and regulatory clarity.

Read more at Cointelegraph: CFTC Innovation Council Adds Prediction Markets & Crypto Exchange CEOs