The White House has vetted potential candidates for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's four vacant commissioner seats, though it remains unclear whether or when formal nominations will be made. CNBC reported that the five-seat agency is currently led solely by Chairman Michael Selig and is ordinarily structured as a bipartisan commission, with no more than three members from one political party. The CFTC oversees U.S. derivatives markets and has a growing role in regulating cryptocurrency and prediction-market platforms. Two openings have been considered for Democratic nominees, although the law does not require opposition-party appointments. The vacancies have become a central issue in negotiations over the CLARITY Act, which would expand and divide digital-asset oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the CFTC. Democrats argue that both agencies have significant unfilled positions as Congress considers the bill. The Senate is scheduled to hold a key procedural vote on Sept. 15, and people familiar with the matter said a White House commitment to fill the CFTC seats could be necessary to secure Democratic backing. Even if the measure advances, the congressional fall calendar and midterm-election schedule could push final legislative action into a post-election lame-duck session.