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. From automated to autonomous Selig made the remarks at the inaugural Frontier Forum on Super Intelligence in Washington, D.C. His central theme was a transition many traders have not fully considered yet. Selig’s focus was the next step: autonomous trading driven by super intelligence. These systems would not just follow instructions. They would make their own decisions about what to buy, sell, and hold. According to the forum summary, Selig argued that blockchain technology is what makes this kind of autonomy practical. On-chain systems let AI agents trade and manage crypto assets without the conventional intermediaries that normally sit between a buyer and a seller. Groc...