{"id":7804,"date":"2026-03-25T08:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7804"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T08:26:43","slug":"cftc-launches-innovation-task-force-spanning-crypto-ai-and-prediction-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=7804","title":{"rendered":"CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force Spanning Crypto, AI and Prediction Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"blockquote-block_08aeefde5afaebebd98cc605b7a052bd\" class=\"blockquote-container\" style=\"border-color: #5100fc\">\n<div class=\"blockquote-text\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CFTC unveiled an Innovation Task Force covering crypto, AI, and prediction markets at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on March 24.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senior adviser Michael J. Passalacqua will lead the task force, which coordinates with an Innovation Advisory Committee of 35 members including Coinbase, Ripple, and Uniswap CEOs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative follows a March 12 SEC-CFTC memorandum of understanding and arrives as the CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chairman Michael S. Selig said the CFTC is setting up an Innovation Task Force covering three areas: digital assets and blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems, and prediction markets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new unit will be led by senior adviser Michael J. Passalacqua, who joined the agency in January after working on crypto and blockchain matters in private practice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Under my leadership at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CFTC<\/a>, we\u2019re committed to future-proofing regulation for the new frontier of finance. Today, I\u2019m proud to announce the launch of our Innovation Task Force, which will build on our Innovation Advisory Committee work and establish clear rules of the road\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Selig (@ChairmanSelig) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairmanSelig\/status\/2036434455166869811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The task force arrives just weeks after the SEC and CFTC agreed to coordinate more closely on digital asset oversight, as Crypto News Australia reported. That process moved further on March 17, when the SEC said 16 major tokens, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana, should be treated as digital commodities, reinforcing the CFTC\u2019s claim to a larger share of crypto supervision.<\/p>\n<p>Selig previously served as chief counsel to the SEC\u2019s Crypto Task Force before taking over at the CFTC in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The task force will also work alongside the CFTC\u2019s Innovation Advisory Committee, a 35-member panel created in January. Its members include top executives from Coinbase, Ripple, Uniswap Labs, Gemini, CME Group and Nasdaq.<\/p>\n<p>That lineup gives major crypto and market infrastructure firms a formal voice in discussions around the rules that could govern their businesses, raising questions about how independent the process will be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Bitcoin\u2019s \u2018Muted\u2019 Cycle: Why US$100K Became the Turning Point<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prediction-markets-also-in-focus\">Prediction Markets Also in Focus<\/h2>\n<p>The CFTC is separately seeking public input on whether new rules are needed for prediction markets and event contracts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The review comes as platforms face legal pressure in states including Arizona and Nevada, and as concerns persist over market integrity and possible insider trading in event-based products. With the House-passed CLARITY Act stalled in the Senate, the agency\u2019s move looks like an attempt to fill the gap through executive action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: USR Stablecoin Crashes After Exploit as Millions in Unbacked Tokens Flood Market<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>CFTC,Digital Asset,Regulation#CFTC #Launches #Innovation #Task #Force #Spanning #Crypto #Prediction #Markets1774427203<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The CFTC unveiled an Innovation Task Force covering crypto, AI, and prediction markets at the Digital Asset Summit in New York on March 24. Senior adviser Michael J. Passalacqua will lead the task force, which coordinates with an Innovation Advisory Committee of 35 members including Coinbase, Ripple, and Uniswap CEOs. 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