[US CFTC Establishes New 'Crypto and AI' Advisory Committee, Founding Members Include Crypto Entrepreneurs and Traditional Institution Executives] BlockBeats News, January 13: On Monday, Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced the establishment of a new Innovation Advisory Committee aimed at providing regulatory guidance for emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence. Behnam stated that the Innovation Advisory Committee will replace the existing Technology Advisory Committee and will focus on involving top opinion leaders from the crypto industry in the CFTC's regulatory processes to develop pragmatic and forward-looking market regulatory policies. The new committee will offer recommendations to the CFTC on "the commercial operations, economic benefits, and practical considerations of emerging financial products, platforms, and business models," thereby "establishing clear development rules for the golden era of U.S. financial markets." Behnam will serve as the initiator of the new committee and plans to nominate 12 CEOs from the Innovation Council as founding members. The selected members include several leading figures in the crypto space: Tyler Winklevoss, Co-founder of Gemini; Shayne Coplan, Founder of Polymarket; Tarek Mansour, Founder of prediction market platform Kalshi; Kris Marszalek, CEO of Crypto.com; and Arjun Sethi, Co-founder of Kraken. Executives from traditional financial institutions have also been included: Jeff Sprecher, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); David Howson, CEO of Cboe Global Markets; and Adena Friedman, CEO of Nasdaq.