Overview

• CoinCentral reports the administration is considering Josh Sterling, a former senior CFTC official who led the Market Participants Division.
• Sterling’s experience with market surveillance, participant registration, and crypto trading risks is presented as preparation for the role.
• The CFTC’s responsibilities in digital assets have grown as Bitcoin and other tokens are treated as commodities in derivatives markets.
• Other names under consideration include Mike Selig, a former partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and Tyler Williams, a former Galaxy Digital executive.
• Delays in naming a permanent chair have coincided with the CFTC operating with only two commissioners on a five‑member panel, complicating direction on crypto policy.