---
title: "Backpack US appointees former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/backpack-us-appointees-former-sec-acting-chairman-piwowar-to-board-amid-push-for-crypto-perps/
date: 2026-06-09
modified: 2026-06-09
lang: en
author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018."
categories:
  - "Crypto News"
  - "Exchanges"
tags:
  - "Companies"
  - "crypto"
  - "Crypto Ecosystems"
  - "Exchanges"
  - "exclusive"
  - "Lobbying"
  - "People"
  - "Policy"
  - "regulation"
  - "sec"
  - "tokenization"
  - "web3"
word_count: 19
---

# Backpack US appointees former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps

Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018.