# Supreme Court hands the president at-will control over the SEC and CFTC

A 6-3 ruling overturning a 91-year precedent lets the president remove commissioners at the two agencies that regulate crypto, while a separate decision exempts the Federal Reserve.

- Published: 2026-06-30T10:35:17.610Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-30/supreme-court-hands-the-president-at-will-control-over-the-s
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/06/30/sec-wins-usd5-5-million-default-judgment-over-alleged-fake-crypto-platform-nanobit)

The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Trump v. Slaughter that the president may remove commissioners of independent agencies at will, overturning the 1935 precedent Humphrey's Executor. As crypto outlets noted immediately, the reason…

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