CFTC Chair Reveals The Government’s New Plan For Crypto & AI | Mike Selig
The Pomp Podcast
Anthony Pompliano
4.6 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Mike Selig is the 16th Chairman of the CFTC and a leading voice on the future of financial market regulation in an era defined by crypto, artificial intelligence, and prediction markets. In this conversation, we discuss how regulators are balancing innovation with investor protection, the evolving relationship between the SEC and CFTC, and why emerging technologies are reshaping how risk is taken and managed across global markets. We also explore the rise of decentralized finance, AI-driven trading, and new policy initiatives aimed at keeping the United States competitive in the next generation of financial infrastructure.
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- 0:00 - Intro
- 0:59 - SEC & CFTC cooperation & new policy direction
- 3:44 - AI, crypto & prediction markets shaping the future
- 7:49 - Insider information, manipulation & market risks
- 13:23 - Decentralization & regulating on-chain markets
- 17:14 - The rise of AI trading agents
- 21:30 - AI, memes & misinformation in financial markets
- 23:04 - Should regulators be allowed to use crypto?
- 25:00 - Innovation task force & new policy initiatives
- 27:18 - Bridging the gap between lawmakers & builders
- 29:30 - Perpetual futures and new crypto market products
- 31:16 - The role of regulators in managing market risk
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| 1:03.8 | that the regulators, especially in the last administration, |
| 1:06.8 | who never got to use this stuff, |
| 1:08.6 | were trying to kill it here in the United States. So creating a framework where at least regulars can experiment with it, maybe use stable coins, things like that. You know, I think that's something that we should change in the country. What's going on, guys? Today we've got a very special conversation. We have the 16th chairman of the CFTC. Mikeelig is here to join us. And in this conversation, |
| 1:28.2 | we are going to talk about the three most important technologies that are facing financial markets. We're going to talk about artificial intelligence, prediction markets, and crypto, and how we are thinking about allowing people to take risk in the market, but also how we can go and make sure that people don't break the rules. One of the interesting things about regulators is that they have to encourage innovation, they have to encourage the risk taking, but they also have to make sure that our |
| 1:46.2 | markets are safe and sound. And Mike's got a very unique view because he used to use these technologies in the private sector before he joined as regulator. And so he's got a very interesting insight into how they're thinking about this. And I think you're going to be very surprised by the approach that they're taking. Here's my conversation with Mike Sealy. All right, Chairman, I thought a great place to start the conversation is obviously crypto has been in the crosshairs of the SEC, the CFTC. There's been a ton of pressure on the industry over the last couple of years. It seems like there's been a 180 now. CFTC and SEC not only are working together, but also seem to be trying to encourage innovation in the space. can you talk a little bit about just the philosophy of these two organizations coming together? |
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