Trump taps SEC crypto task force lawyer to lead CFTC
President Donald Trump nominated cryptocurrency regulator Mike Selig to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the nominee confirmed Saturday in a post on social media platform X.
Selig serves as chief counsel to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s crypto task force, which launched in January to bring regulatory clarity to digital assets.
“With the President’s leadership, a Great Golden Age for America’s Financial Markets and a Wealth of New Opportunities stand before us,” Selig wrote Saturday. “I pledge to work tirelessly to facilitate Well-Functioning Commodity Markets, promote Freedom, Competition and Innovation, and help the President make the United States…
