US CFTC Chairman Selig Reveals AI's Role in Compensating for Staffing Cuts Amidst Expanding Crypto Oversight
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is increasingly relying on artificial intelligence and automation to manage its growing oversight duties, according to testimony from Chairman Mike Selig, despite a significant decline in the agency's workforce under the Trump administration. Since 2025, approximately a quarter of the CFTC's staff has departed, largely due to President Trump's demands f…
April 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.