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Senator Smith Questions Trump Nominee Michael Selig on Sports Betting and CFTC's Role

Forbes Breaking NewsDecember 7, 20255 min574 views
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CFTC's Mission and Digital Commodities

  • 💡 Senator Smith opened by asking about the potential shift in the CFTC's mission to include digital commodities and what it would take to manage this transition.
  • 🎯 Michael Selig, the nominee, emphasized the need for certainty, clarity, and consumer protection in these developing markets.
  • 🚀 He highlighted the importance of implementing market structure legislation with haste to keep pace with innovation.
  • ✅ Selig affirmed the CFTC's existing authority to police fraud and manipulation in crypto spot markets and regulate futures markets with leverage.

Sports Betting and Prediction Markets

  • ❓ Senator Smith raised concerns about sports betting being offered through
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CFTCMichael SeligSports BettingDigital CommoditiesPrediction MarketsGamingDodd-Frank ActConsumer ProtectionFraud and ManipulationTribal GamingEvent Contracts
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