TechFlow news, September 22 — CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham announced new members of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and its subcommittees, congratulating Avery Ching, Co-Founder and CEO of Aptos Labs, on his appointment to the Digital Assets Markets Subcommittee.
GMAC is one of the CFTC's most important advisory bodies, composed of experts from both traditional finance and digital assets, providing long-term policy recommendations that not only shape U.S. regulatory decisions but also serve as a key reference for international discussions on market structure and digital asset regulation. Pham expressed her anticipation of working with industry leaders including Avery, Scott Lucas—JPMorgan’s Head of Digital Asset Markets—and Sandy Kaul, Executive Vice President at Franklin Templeton, to advance orderly development in digital asset markets.
Avery brings over a decade of experience building large-scale infrastructure. Prior to founding Aptos, he led technical development for blockchain initiatives, wallet infrastructure, and the Diem blockchain project at Meta. His appointment marks the growing influence of Web3 builders in global regulatory discourse.
