Aptos Labs founder appointed as a member of the CFTC Digital Assets Subcommittee

ChainCatcher news, according to DLNews, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Mo Shaikh, co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs, as a member of its Digital Asset Advisory Committee. The Digital Asset Advisory Committee consists of 34 members, including executives from BlackRock, Polygon Labs, Uniswap Labs, and BNY Mellon.

The Digital Asset Advisory Committee is part of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC). GMAC was established in 1998 and is composed of prominent figures from the financial industry, including executives from Citadel, Goldman Sachs, and HSBC. The committee provides advice to the CFTC on regulation and rule-making.