Tokenization Will Determine America's Position in Global Finance | Sergey Nazarov at CFTC Roundtable

On August 20, 2026, Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov spoke at the inaugural meeting of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Innovation Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C., on regulatory clarity, the tokenization of equities, and what the speed of that shift means for the U.S. position in global financial markets.

The Innovation Advisory Committee was created to advise the Commission on issues at the intersection of technology, law, policy, and finance. Executives from Nasdaq, Coinbase, and CME Group were also in attendance, along with CFTC Chairman Mike Selig, who sponsors the committee, and committee chair Walt Lukken of the Futures Industry Association.

Watch the full stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rTCARzj98I

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