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    Michael Selig

    Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    Background

    Michael Selig is the 16th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

    Before his CFTC post, he was chief counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force and senior advisor to SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins.

    About Commodity Futures Trading Commission

    Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Commodity Futures Trading Commission is a US federal agency that regulates the country's derivatives and commodity markets and brings enforcement actions against fraud.

    Key facts

    Title on CFTC profile
    16th Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commissionsource
    Sworn into office
    December 22, 2025source
    Nominated by President Donald J. Trump
    October 27, 2025source
    Confirmed by the U.S. Senate
    December 18, 2025source
    Previous role
    Chief counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force and senior advisor to SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkinssource
    Sworn in as Chairman
    December 22, 2025source
    Senate confirmation
    December 18, 2025source
    Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
    2022 to 2025source
    Law degree
    George Washington University Law School, 2015source
    SEC role
    Chief counsel for the cryptocurrency task force at the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2025source

    WYDE coverage of Michael Selig

    WYDE Newsroom has published 14 articles about Michael Selig, from Mar 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026. Michael Selig is a named leader in 14 stories. The most recent is CFTC Clears Equity Perpetual Futures: Kalshi Filed for Up to 58 Contracts, and a Cboe-Backed Group Sues.

    Crypto & DeFi

    CFTC Clears Equity Perpetual Futures: Kalshi Filed for Up to 58 Contracts, and a Cboe-Backed Group Sues

    CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said on Nov. 3 that perpetual futures on individual stocks can trade on U.S. exchanges registered with both the CFTC and the SEC. A group whose members include Cboe and Citadel Securities sued the same day.

    Nov 4, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CFTC Sends Its Crypto Market Rules to the White House as Congress Stalls

    The CFTC submitted its crypto market-structure rulemaking to the White House Office of Management and Budget on September 17, moving ahead under existing authority after the CLARITY Act failed in the Senate.

    Sep 22, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CLARITY Act Fails in the Senate as a 49-50 Cloture Vote Falls Short

    The Senate's September 15 cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, crypto's market-structure bill, failed 49 to 50, short of the 60 votes needed, leaving US crypto oversight with the SEC and CFTC as bitcoin slid toward $76,000.

    Sep 16, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    The CFTC and SEC Lean on Their Statutory Authority After the CLARITY Act Fails

    One day after the CLARITY Act failed, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig said the agency will write crypto rules under existing authority, while SEC Chairman Paul Atkins proposed rescinding the shareholder proposal rule as beyond the SEC's statutory authority.

    Sep 16, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.

    Record child hunger and food insecurity collide with a wall of institutional crypto money, from Citi custody to the SEC and Treasury rulebooks, plus $105 billion for one AI data center. This week in the WYDE Newsroom.

    Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    CFTC Chairman Mike Selig Will Write Crypto Market Structure Rules if the CLARITY Act Stalls

    CFTC Chairman Mike Selig told the agency's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting that if the CLARITY Act stalls, the CFTC will use existing authority to write crypto market structure rules and create a crypto asset market category.

    Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Polymarket Faces CFTC Scrutiny and Senate Pressure Over Staged-Trade Marketing Videos

    A Wall Street Journal report of staged Polymarket trades drew a bipartisan Senate letter to the CFTC and a reported investigation into the prediction market's deceptive marketing.

    Jun 28, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    CME Sues the CFTC Over Its Approval of Kalshi Crypto Perpetual Futures

    The Chicago Mercantile Exchange sued the CFTC and chairman Michael Selig on June 18 over the regulator's approval of Kalshi crypto perpetual futures, a fight over whether perpetual contracts are futures or swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act.

    Jun 28, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Treasury Secretary and SEC Chair Publicly Push CLARITY Act to Trump's Desk as Senate Markup Deadline Nears

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and SEC Chair Paul Atkins pushed the CLARITY Act to Trump's desk this week as the Senate Banking markup deadline nears.

    Apr 13, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    WYDE Weekly

    $381M verdict against Zuck. 90% SBA Financing for Food SMBs. $EAT at ATH. We signed our national partner.

    Feed the Children signed, $EAT ATH, SBA financing for food infrastructure, tokenization, AI, hunger policy, and big tech accountability.

    Mar 30, 2026 · 9 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    CFTC Launches Innovation Task Force to Build Clear Rules for Crypto and Fintech

    CFTC Chairman Michael Selig launched an Innovation Task Force to develop clearer regulatory rules for crypto and fintech innovators.

    Mar 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Creator Economy

    MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

    Beast Industries fires video editor after Kalshi catches insider trading on MrBeast video prediction markets, CFTC Chairman personally flags the case.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 3 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Crypto & DeFi

    Ethereum at $2,132: Six Red Months, Record Network Activity, and the Commodity Classification That Changes Everything

    Ethereum drops 57% from August 2025 ATH of $4,953 to $2,132 despite record network activity and SEC-CFTC commodity classification in March 2026.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 4 min read · Quoted or named as leader

    Legal

    SEC and CFTC Sign Historic MOU Ending Years of Crypto Regulatory Conflict

    SEC and CFTC sign historic MOU classifying Bitcoin and Ethereum as digital commodities under CFTC jurisdiction, ending years of regulatory turf war.

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read · Quoted or named as leader

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    Sources

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