US CFTC Chairman Selig Highlights AI's Role in Offset Staffing Cuts Amid Expanding Crypto Oversight
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 the Trump administration. Since 2025, approximately 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.