U.S. CFTC’s Selig says AI has helped make up for staffing cuts at key crypto watchdog

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is leaning into artificial intelligence and automation as it faces massive new oversight responsibilities, according to congressional testimony from Chairman Mike Selig, even as his agency’s workforce has declined significantly under the administration of President Donald Trump. About a quarter of the CFTC’s staff has left since 2025, under […]

Polymarket Traders Bet on Canadian Tariff Cuts After Lutnick Hints at Negotiations

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There’s a 70% chance that the trade war between Canada and the U.S. will be over by May, according to odds on a Polymarket contract on the topic, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Fox Business that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to negotiation. (Polymarket) On Tuesday morning, Canada and Mexico faced the implementation […]