"Since taking office, Selig has moved fast. He launched the 'Future-Proof' initiative - a sweeping review of existing CFTC regulations, many written for agricultural futures markets, to determine what needs to be rebuilt from the ground up to accommodate blockchain-native markets, digital assets, and AI-driven trading platforms."
"Throughout, Selig has been explicit about his governing philosophy: sharply criticizing the prior regime's regulation-by-enforcement approach, and instead arguing for bespoke rulebooks, pathways to registration, and regulatory guidance that meets the industry where it actually operates - globally, transparently, and on-chain."
"In late January 2026, he and SEC Chairman Paul Atkins jointly launched Project Crypto, an initiative to harmonize oversight between the two agencies and encourage compliant onshore trading."
Mike Selig, the 16th Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas. Selig brings extensive experience in crypto regulation, having served as chief counsel for the SEC's Crypto Task Force before his CFTC appointment. Since taking office, he has launched the 'Future-Proof' initiative to modernize CFTC regulations designed for agricultural markets to accommodate blockchain-native assets and AI-driven trading. In January 2026, Selig and SEC Chairman Paul Atkins jointly launched Project Crypto to harmonize regulatory oversight between agencies and encourage compliant onshore trading. His regulatory philosophy emphasizes replacing the prior regime's enforcement-based approach with clear rulebooks, registration pathways, and guidance that reflects how the industry actually operates globally and on-chain.
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