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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trumps-first-democratic-picks-for-sec-and-cftc-could-reshape-cryptos-regulators/
- Published: 2026-11-13T17:56:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T18:26:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Decrypt
- Original article: https://decrypt.co/383260/trump-first-democratic-picks-sec-cftc-could-reshape-crypto
- Topics: Business, Crypto, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Trump nominated four people to fill SEC and CFTC vacancies.
- The slate includes the administration’s first Democratic nominees to either agency.
- Senate timing could shape who sets US crypto rules.

## Summary

President Donald Trump has nominated four people to vacant seats at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), including the first Democratic nominees his administration has put forward for either agency. If confirmed by the Senate, they could influence how the regulators shape US crypto policy after Congress failed to advance a major market-structure bill.

The nominees are Republicans Nathan Anonick and Steven Levine, and Democrats Matthew Rowland and Kristin Johnson. The CFTC has been operating with just one Senate-confirmed member, while the proposed SEC appointments would replace prominent voices with opposing views on crypto. The Senate faces a narrow window to consider the slate before Republicans lose control in January; a fully staffed pair of commissions could give greater weight to regulation made by agencies.

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