US CFTC Chair Relies on AI Amid Staffing Cuts to Oversee Crypto and Prediction Markets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is leveraging artificial intelligence and automation to tackle its expanding oversight responsibilities, according to testimony from Chairman Mike Selig, despite a significant decline in the agency's workforce under President Donald Trump's administration. Since 2025, about a quarter of the CFTC's staff has departed, due to Trump's demands for a reducedā¦
April 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.