{"id":887728,"date":"2026-01-25T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/cftc-chair-selig-says-america-is-the-crypto-capital-of-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T22:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T04:11:56","slug":"cftc-chair-selig-says-america-is-the-crypto-capital-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/cftc-chair-selig-says-america-is-the-crypto-capital-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"CFTC Chair Selig says America is the crypto capital of the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                CFTC&#8217;s modernized regulations aim to ensure America leads in onchain finance and innovation.            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CFTC Chair Mike Selig declared the US the \u201ccrypto capital of the world\u201d today, signaling the agency\u2019s continued push to modernize regulations for digital assets.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is no better place in the world to build than the crypto capital of the world,\u201d Selig <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelSelig\/status\/2015117271736217920?s=20\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> via the CFTC\u2019s official X account.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Selig credited President Trump\u2019s leadership for the regulatory shift, stating the CFTC is updating its rules \u201cto ensure that the future of crypto and onchain finance is Made in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC, the federal agency overseeing derivatives and commodities markets, has expanded its focus on digital assets under the Trump administration. He was nominated in October 2025 and confirmed in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The agency launched a \u201cCrypto Sprint\u201d initiative in August 2025 and introduced spot crypto trading on designated contract markets in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Selig has advocated for what he calls a \u201cminimum effective dose of regulation\u201d to promote innovation while maintaining oversight.<\/p>\n<p>The CFTC chairman recently unveiled \u201cFuture-Proof,\u201d a new initiative designed to modernize the agency\u2019s regulatory framework for emerging markets, including digital assets, perpetual futures, and prediction markets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/cftc-chair-mike-selig-us-crypto-capital-global-leader\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Vivian Nguyen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CFTC&#8217;s modernized regulations aim to ensure America leads in onchain finance and innovation. CFTC Chair Mike Selig declared the US the \u201ccrypto capital of the world\u201d today, signaling the agency\u2019s continued push to modernize regulations for digital assets. \u201cThere is no better place in the world to build than the crypto capital of the world,\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":887729,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31563,147700],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-887728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chair","8":"category-selig"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=887728"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/887728\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/887729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=887728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=887728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=887728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}