US CFTC appoints Amir Zaidi as new Chief of Staff; he previously oversaw CFTC bitcoin futures certification and deployment

PANews, January 1st – According to an official announcement on the CFTC website, Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced that Amir Zaidi will serve as Chief of Staff of the CFTC. Amir Zaidi previously held multiple positions at the U.S. CFTC from 2010 to 2019, including Director of the Division of Market Oversight. During his tenure, he was responsible for overseeing the certification and deployment of bitcoin futures contracts, the first federally regulated cryptocurrency product. Before returning to the CFTC, Amir Zaidi served as Global Head of Compliance at a major broker-dealer and introducing broker. Prior to 2010, Amir Zaidi held various financial, legal, and regulatory roles in New York and Washington. He has decades of experience in the financial services industry.