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The White House Reiterates Support for Trump's Nomination of Brian Quintenz as CFTC Chairman
BlockBeats News, July 31st: According to Bloomberg, the White House has reiterated its support for Trump's nominee Brian Quintenz to be the chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Previously, the confirmation of Brian Quintenz as CFTC chairman was delayed, as the Senate Agriculture Committee abruptly canceled the vote on Quintenz's nomination on Monday. However, the White House made it clear on Wednesday that Quintenz remains the top choice for the position and they expect his prompt confirmation.
Quintenz, a former CFTC commissioner, currently serves as the policy head of the prominent venture capital firm a16z's crypto department. Last week, his name was also suddenly removed from the voting list in another meeting of the same committee. Although the official reasons for the removal were not stated, it is widely speculated in the public that there may be issues with his nomination.
Yesterday, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett revealed that the White House postponed the advancement of the CFTC chairman nomination vote, possibly due to concerns over conflicts of interest. During Quintenz's tenure as a director at Kalshi, his team reportedly sought confidential CFTC information involving competitors such as Polymarket and PredictIt.
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