Overview
- Chair Michael S. Selig appointed Amir Zaidi as chief of staff, effective December 31, 2025, according to the CFTC.
- Zaidi previously led the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight, where he helped shape policy enabling the first U.S. Bitcoin futures.
- After leaving the commission in 2019, Zaidi served as global head of compliance at TP ICAP, adding private‑sector operations experience.
- Selig publicly praised Zaidi’s role in launching regulated Bitcoin futures, framing his return as timely for the commission’s agenda.
- Lawmakers are advancing market‑structure legislation that could broaden the CFTC’s crypto authority, and Zaidi says he will balance innovation with oversight.