Aptos Labs CEO Avery Ching has been appointed as a member of the U.S. CFTC Digital Asset Working Group
ChainCatcher news, Aptos Labs announced on the X platform that co-founder and CEO Avery Ching has been appointed by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a member of the Digital Asset Markets Subcommittee under the "Global Markets Advisory Committee."This subcommittee was established in 1998 and consists of 36 experts from leading institutions such as Citadel, BlackRock, BNY Mellon, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Morgan Stanley, aiming to provide advice to the CFTC on key issues like digital assets and to promote the development of relevant policies and regulations.Avery's addition, along with his recent sharing in the U.S. Congress, highlights the increasingly important role of technology builders in regulatory dialogues. Avery has over a decade of experience in building large-scale infrastructure and, prior to founding Aptos, served as the technical lead for Meta's crypto platform, overseeing blockchain development, wallet infrastructure, strategy, and the Diem blockchain project, with a strong industry background and experience.