By Isaac • October 4, 2026 3:21 pm •
President Trump has placed Jay Clayton—one of the most consequential SEC chairmen in crypto’s history—near the center of the administration’s new push on artificial intelligence.
The move gives Clayton a fresh technology-policy role years after his SEC launched the lawsuit that put Ripple and XRP at the heart of the debate over how U.S. securities law applies to digital assets.
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That history makes his selection especially notable for crypto investors. Clayton enters the job with a record touching enforcement, custody, token regulation, and one of the sector’s defining court fights.
Decrypt reports that the newly announced Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the federal government’s effort to keep the United States ahead in advanced AI. Clayton, now
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