• Quintenz served as a CFTC Commissioner between 2017 and 2021 as a part of the Expertise Advisory Committee
• CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham has been filling in as appearing chair

US President Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating Brian Quintenz – a former CFTC commissioner – to steer the company.

Quintenz, who served as a Republican commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Fee throughout Trump’s first time period within the White Home, is presently the pinnacle of coverage at Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto arm, based on a doc reviewed by Bloomberg.

If Quintenz is confirmed to steer the company, it’s anticipated that he’ll push for pro-crypto adjustments. These might assist set up the CFTC as the popular regulator over the Securities and Change Fee (SEC).

In January, Trump named CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham as appearing chair. Pham, who has championed a digital property regulatory framework, promoted the digital property “regulatory sandbox” within the US in 2023 setting the bottom for the emergence of latest applied sciences and a pilot program for digital property.

In an announcement, Pham mentioned: “I congratulate my friend Brian Quintenz on his selection for CFTC Chairman. I worked with Brian on important initiatives that he led to success when he was a CFTC Commissioner. He will do the same for crypto and innovation. I look forward to supporting Brian and his leadership at the CFTC.”

In December, it was reported that Quintenz was within the operating to steer the company following the departure of Rostin Behnam, former chair of the CFTC.