Trump to Nominate Brian Quintenz as CFTC Chair
- President Donald Trump plans to nominate Brian Quintenz, Head of Policy at a16z crypto, as CFTC chair.
- Quintenz has prior experience with Bitcoin and Ethereum futures regulation at the CFTC.
- The nomination was confirmed by CFTC officials despite no official White House statement.
- Quintenz served as a Republican commissioner at the CFTC under both Trump and Biden administrations.
- He has support from a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz.
President Trump intends to nominate Brian Quintenz, who has significant experience in cryptocurrency regulation, as the new chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This move is supported by notable figures in the crypto industry.
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