[CFTC appoints Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh as a member of the Digital Assets Subcommittee]

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointed Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO Mo Shaikh as a member of its Digital Assets Subcommittee. The Digital Assets Subcommittee is affiliated with the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC). GMAC was established in 1998 and is composed of important figures in the financial industry, including executives from Citadel, Goldman Sachs and HSBC. The committee advises the CFTC on regulation and rulemaking. The Digital Assets Subcommittee is composed of 34 people, and other members include executives from BlackRock, Polygon Labs, Uniswap Labs and Bank of New York Mellon.