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Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown
First reported Source: CoinDeskLast editorial activity
What happened
The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is a voluntary company founded in 1934.
Sources & evidence
- CoinDesk Reporting source
Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown ↗
https://www.coindesk.com/news-analysis/2026/10/02/possible-next-crypto-czar-jay-clayton-began-crypto-s-regulation-by-enforcement-at-sec