CFTC Enforcement and Staffing Drop as Crypto Markets Grow
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has seen sharp reductions in staff and enforcement actions during the second Trump administration. By the end of 2025, its workforce was 21% below the previous decade's average, and enforcement actions fell nearly 80% compared with the annual average. Former enforcement lawyer Jeff Le Rich says the drop followed the administration's friendlier stance toward the crypto industry.
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