DECRYPT · 2026-11-13 17:56 UTC

Trump’s First Democratic Picks for SEC and CFTC Could Reshape Crypto’s Regulators

Trump nominated Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland to the CFTC, and Kristin Johnson and Steven Levine to the SEC, each pairing a Republican and a Democrat, the first Democratic nominees from the administration for either commission. The CFTC is run by Michael Selig as its only Senate-confirmed member, and the nominees would restore quorum; Levine would replace crypto advocate Hester Peirce and Johnson would replace crypto skeptic Caroline Crenshaw. With the Clarity Act stalled in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC have pursued their own crypto rules, and the Senate's shift toward Democratic…

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