CFTC hires Donald Battle as chief data innovation officer

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission named Donald Battle its chief data innovation officer, CFTC Chair Michael Selig said. Battle has served as an adviser to the SEC crypto task force since January 2025 with the incoming Trump administration and previously worked as a blockchain data adviser for the CFTC and a crypto enforcement specialist at the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

Selig highlighted Battle’s experience in data science, blockchain forensics, programming interfaces and cutting-edge AI solutions. The appointment signals the agency moving closer to addressing crypto regulation and enforcement as Congress considers a digital asset market structure bill, the CLARITY Act.

The CFTC chair remains the sole commissioner at the agency responsible for many aspects of digital asset regulation and enforcement.

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