Chainlink Co-Founder Joins CFTC Advisory Body

Sergey Nazarov Joins CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee

• Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, has been appointed to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Innovation Advisory Committee.
• The committee, established by CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, includes leaders from traditional and digital finance to advise on technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence.
• Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network has facilitated over $25 trillion in transaction value.
• Nazarov joins representatives from Nasdaq, CME Group, Intercontinental Exchange, Coinbase, and Robinhood on the committee.
• The committee aims to balance innovation with market integrity while reinforcing America’s leadership in global markets.

Sergey Nazarov’s appointment to the CFTC’s advisory committee highlights Chainlink’s influence in bridging traditional finance with emerging technologies like blockchain. The network’s significant transaction volume underscores its growing institutional adoption.