Ripple CEO Shortlisted for Trump’s Crypto Advisory Council

As per reports from the NY Post, Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse volition beryllium joining the recently minted “Crypto Advisory Council” which is present an point of involvement and could go precise influential successful the adjacent 4 years of crypto regulation. Formed by erstwhile President Donald Trump, the assembly has turned into 1 of the astir sought-after jobs successful Washington D.C., to reshape the mode guardant for the crypto industry.

Garlinghouse, who precocious visited with Trump astatine Mar-a-Lago, is 1 of respective imaginable candidates being considered for a spot connected the 24-member panel. The assemblage is competitive, with executives, investors, and influencers each elbowing each different for a seat. 

As 1 insider described it, “Everybody and their mother is dying to beryllium connected this council.” Candidates are looking to their networks and reputations to land, with nary ceremonial application process.

Other high-profile names said to person made the shortlist see Marco Santori, erstwhile wide counsel of Kraken; Frank Chaparro, a crypto podcast host; and elder executives similar Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire; Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong; and Crypto. com’s Kris Marszalek. Additionally, immoderate of Trump’s cardinal run donors are pushing for roles, intensifying the competition.

Trump’s enforcement order, signed successful his archetypal week backmost successful office, officially created the Crypto Advisory Council. The council’s ngo is to foster innovation successful blockchain and integer assets portion removing the regulatory uncertainties that person affected the industry, peculiarly during the Biden administration.

One of the council’s cardinal tasks will be deciding whether cryptocurrencies should beryllium classified arsenic securities oregon commodities. That determination would find whether they were regulated by the S.E.C. oregon the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, and would person cascading implications for the industry’s destiny successful the U.S.

With truthful galore big-name challengers, it’s evident that nabbing a slot volition beryllium a tough slog. But Trump’s aides are reported to beryllium placing manufacture acquisition and expertise supra governmental loyalty, a alteration that could change the scenery of the last choices. As the Bitcoin capitalist Aubrey Strobel put it: “There are tons of radical gunning for a spot.” It’ll beryllium absorbing to spot who finally gets a spot connected this almighty council.

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