PolicyNPR Technologyabout 3 hours ago
CFTC Staffing Drops 22% Under Trump
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission cut 22% of its staff between January 2024 and January 2025, resulting in nearly 80% fewer enforcement actions in 2025. Former lawyers attribute this decline to a Trump administration policy favoring crypto firms like Polymarket and Kalshi, while a GAO probe into the workforce reduction is scheduled to initiate in December 2026.
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