[US CFTC Chairman Appoints Crypto Lawyer Passalacqua as Senior Advisor] According to Golden Finance, Michael Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), announced the appointment of lawyer Michael Passalacqua, who has litigation experience in crypto and blockchain cases, as Senior Advisor. Passalacqua previously worked at the international law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and served as Assistant General Counsel at a crypto asset capital markets company, responsible for regulatory and transactional matters related to crypto assets.