CFTC Relies on AI to Offset Staffing Cuts Amid Expanding Crypto Oversight
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is embracing artificial intelligence and automation to tackle its growing oversight responsibilities, according to Chairman Mike Selig's congressional testimony, despite a significant decline in the agency's workforce under the Trump administration. Since 2025, about a quarter of the CFTC's staff has departed, due to President Trump's demands for a redu…
April 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.