The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has unveiled the first roster of members for its Innovation Task Force, part of a broader effort to bring clearer rules to the crypto market. Spearheaded by Michael Passalacqua, the CFTC’s senior advisor to Chairman Mike Selig, the initiative aims to provide greater clarity for American developers and investors navigating digital assets.

In an announcement on Friday, the agency named five initial members who will join Passalacqua: Hank Balaban, formerly a crypto-focused attorney at Latham & Watkins; Sam Canavos, an ex-Patomak advisor with crypto and prediction markets experience; Mark Fajfar, a longtime CFTC legal veteran; Eugene Gonzalez IV, who previously practiced cryptocurrency law at…