The Chairman of the U.S. CFTC appointed a Data Innovation Officer and Senior Advisor to strengthen innovation and compliance oversight.

CoinFeed reported on June 15 that CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig announced the appointment of Donald Battle as Chief Data Innovation Officer and J Matthew Haws as Senior Advisor in the Chairman's Office and Head of the Chicago Area. Battle will serve in the Data Division and Innovation Task Force. He previously served as Senior Advisor in the Crypto Task Force and Assistant Director of the Enforcement Data Science Group at the SEC, with extensive experience in blockchain forensics, large dataset analysis, and anti-money laundering enforcement. Haws has over 13 years of experience in derivatives market compliance and enforcement, having served as Senior Legal Counsel at Marex and Partner at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. He will be responsible for regulatory and market compliance matters in the Chicago office.