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TRX CFTC chair says AI agents may challenge financial rules built for humans
CFTC chair Mike Selig said autonomous AI agents could challenge financial rules designed around human traders and that regulators need to adapt. He also suggested a fridge could one day stake Ether or launch memecoins.
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CFTC chair Mike Selig said autonomous AI agents could challenge financial rules built around human traders.
“autonomous AI agents could challenge financial rules built around human traders”
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Selig said regulators need to adapt to these developments.
“regulators need to adapt”
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The headline suggests a fridge could one day stake Ether and launch memecoins. ETH
“Your fridge could one day stake Ether, launch memecoins”
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