CFTC's Selig Credits AI for Helping to Offset Staffing Cuts Amid Expanding Crypto and Prediction Market Oversight
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is embracing artificial intelligence and automation to cope with its expanding oversight responsibilities, according to Chairman Mike Selig's congressional testimony, despite a substantial decline in the agency's workforce under the Trump administration. Since 2025, about a quarter of the CFTC's staff has departed, owing to President Trump's demand for …
April 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.