CFTC chief Selig envisions AI agents trading crypto on their own

Michael Selig told a Washington forum that super intelligent agents could soon trade autonomously, raising hard questions about accountability The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants markets to prepare for a future where your refrigerator has a trading strategy. Speaking on October 28, 2026, CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said AI agents could move from simply executing trades to running them on their own. He even floated a scenario where household appliances buy groceries using crypto earnings. Selig made the remarks at the inaugural Frontier Forum on Super Intelligence in Washington, D.C.