Who is Michael Selig? Meet the Trump administration's prediction market regulator

Michael Selig, the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, at a confirmation hearing in November.

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• The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the sole federal regulator of prediction markets.
• Chairman Michael Selig has emerged as an ally of the industry in its legal battles with states.
• Here's what to know about Selig and the CFTC.

If you pay attention to Kalshi and Polymarket, there's a name you should probably know by now: Michael Selig.