U.S. CFTC Chair Outlines Key Priorities for the Next Few Years, Including Clarity on Crypto Rules and Resolving the SEC Jurisdiction Dispute

ChainCatcher report: CFTC Chairman Mike Selig disclosed remarks made at the FIA Global Clearing Markets Conference, stating that the United States is undergoing a new technological revolution driven by AI, blockchain, and prediction markets. The CFTC must ensure its regulatory framework adapts to this transformation. Selig outlined key priorities for the coming years: implementing forward-looking derivatives market regulation through principle-based oversight with minimal effective intervention; resolving outstanding issues from the Dodd-Frank Act; ending regulatory turf wars and enforcement-driven regulation between the CFTC and SEC; ensuring the U.S. maintains its status as the global crypto capital by clarifying classification rules for genuine crypto perpetual contracts; establishing a gold-standard regulatory framework for prediction markets; positioning the U.S. as a leading market for AI computing; refocusing the Commission on its core responsibilities and away from non-core areas such as climate policy; prioritizing the needs of agricultural and energy communities; and bringing key markets such as critical minerals back to the United States.