US CFTC Relies on AI to Offset Staffing Cuts Amid Growing Crypto and Prediction Market Oversight
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is leveraging artificial intelligence and automation to manage its expanded responsibilities, according to Chairman Mike Selig's congressional testimony, despite a significant decline in the agency's workforce under President Donald Trump's administration. Since 2025, approximately a quarter of the CFTC's staff has departed, as per agency records, due t…
April 16, 2026, 4:50 p.m.