By Isaac • June 15, 2026 10:46 pm •
The CFTC announced on June 15, 2026 that Chairman Michael Selig named Donald Battle as the agency’s chief data innovation officer.
Battle will work in the CFTC’s Division of Data and serve as a member of the Innovation Task Force.
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Selig cited Battle’s expertise in data science, blockchain forensics, programming interfaces, and AI solutions. Those are not buzzwords for a press release.
They describe how a regulator actually reads a blockchain.
Most of the attention in crypto regulation goes to lawsuits and rulemaking. This hire points at the layer underneath all of it.
🇺🇸 CFTC Chairman Selig appoints former SEC Crypto Task Force advisor Donald Battle as Chief Data Innovation Officer.
Selig said Battle’s expertise
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